Clinical Trial: LiverPAL: A Trial of Inpatient Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Liver Disease Chronic
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: LiverPAL: A Randomized Trial of Inpatient Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether early integration of palliative care in the care of hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease (AdvLD) can improve patients' quality of life, physical symptoms, mood, and serious illness communication.Palliative care is a medical specialty focused on lessening (or "palliating") symptoms and assisting in coping with serious illness.
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