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Brief title
Health condition
Patients who require repeated transfusions of red blood cells or platelet, being mainly patients with anemia, thrombocytopenia for example after chemotherapy
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Quality of Life of participants
costs of all participants from a societal perspective.
Secondary outcome
The number of adverse effects in both groups and the perceived Quality of Care.
Background summary
Patients usually receive blood transfusions in the hospital. There is evidence that blood transfusions can also be given safely at home. It is however yet unknown whether blood transfusions at home are cost effective and improve patients health status. Research so far only addressed safety and legal issues; effects and costs have not been studied.In this project we look at costs from a societal perspective and effects on quality of life. We also look at barriers and facilitators for implementing blood transfusions at home.
Study objective
Blood transfusions at home instead of in the hospital are feasible, lead to higher quality of life of patients and are safe at no higher costs.
Study design
Measurements at time of inclusion, after 3 months and after one year.
Intervention
The intervention means that patients receive their blood transfusions at home. The transfusion is given by a nurse specialist according a previously set protocol. Controls receive care as usual (blood transfusion in the hospital).
Integrated care unit (Bze-7),
P.O. Box 5800
Ron A.G. Winkens
Maastricht 6202 AZ
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3877389
ron.winkens@hag.unimaas.nl
Integrated care unit (Bze-7),
P.O. Box 5800
Ron A.G. Winkens
Maastricht 6202 AZ
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3877389
ron.winkens@hag.unimaas.nl
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients in which transfusion is indicated;
2. poor health status in which transfusion at home is considered.
Exclusion criteria
1. Earlier transfusion reaction;
2. insufficient knowledge of Dutch language to fill in questionnaires;
3. poor health status in such a way that care as usual is not possible anymore;
4. refusal of the patient.
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL1526 |
| NTR-old | NTR1597 |
| Other | METC University Hospital Maastricht (AZM) : 188.1 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd |