Revistas
Revista:
BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE
ISSN:
2045-435X
Año:
2022
Vol.:
12
N°:
2
Págs.:
226 - 234
Introduction: Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant drug used to treat fatigue in patients with advanced cancer, for which there is no gold standard of treatment.
Objective: To explore the efficacy of methylphenidate in the relief of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer.
Materials and methods: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre clinical trial, stratified according to the intensity of fatigue. The treatment was considered effective if the improvement in mean fatigue intensity between baseline values and day 6 was significantly higher in the methylphenidate group than in the placebo group. The responses were measured using the Edmonton Symptoms Assessment System (ESAS) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue (FACT-F) scales.
Results: 35 patients received placebo and 42 patients received methylphenidate. The populations of both groups were homogeneous. Patients receiving methylphenidate did not exhibit statistically significant improvement of fatigue in comparison to patients receiving placebo (p=0.52). The mean improvement of fatigue (ESAS) on day 6 was -1.9 (±2.5) in the placebo group, and -2.3 (±2.6) in the methylphenidate group (p=0.52). The results obtained with the FACT-F were congruent with those obtained by the ESAS. The responses in patients with severe fatigue were -2.4 (±2.9) in the placebo group and -3.4 (±2.5) in the methylphenidate group; the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.3).
Conclusion: Methylphenidate was not more efficient than placebo to treat cancer-related fatigue. Fatigue improved significantly after 3 days of treatment and was stabilised on day 6, both with placebo and methylphenidate. The side effects of methylphenidate were mild and infrequent.
Trial registration number: EudraCT Registry (2008-002171-27).
Revista:
ANALES DEL SISTEMA SANITARIO DE NAVARRA
ISSN:
1137-6627
Año:
2017
Vol.:
40
N°:
2
Págs.:
315 - 317
Revista:
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
ISSN:
1096-6218
Año:
2017
Vol.:
20
N°:
2
Págs.:
147 - 154
Context: A mandatory course in palliative care (PC) is organized for all final-year medical students at the University of Navarre. It consists of 24 lectures, 4 workshops, and 1 scheduled five hour clinical PC service experience at two different sites. In the 48 hours after the visit and related to the clinical experience, each student has to complete a 500-word reflective writing (RW) piece.
Objective: To investigate how a brief PC clinical experience helps equip the medical student.
Methods: Qualitative study of RW. Two researchers produced a content analysis of students¿ RW. They collaboratively developed themes and categories with a constant review of the classification tree and an exhaustive collection of quotes. Differences between services were analyzed (¿2).
Results: One hundred sixty-seven RW were analyzed from the 197 students on the course (response rate 85%). Six major themes emerged: All the students identified central aspects of PC work dynamics; students acquired specific PC knowledge (86%); the personal influence of the experience was reported (68%); students described how patients and their caregivers deal with the patients¿ illness (68%); students talked about the essence of PC and essential aspects of medicine (42%); students reported spontaneously having changed their assumptions about PC (15%); and they realized that the experience was relevant to all clinical practice. Categories such as teamwork, the expression of patients¿ and caregivers¿ feelings,
Autores:
Calvo Espinós, C; Escalada Pardo, H; Lama Gay, M; et al.
Revista:
SIETE DIAS MEDICOS
ISSN:
0214-3011
Año:
2011
Vol.:
827
Págs.:
16-22
Capítulos de libros
Libro:
Textbook of Palliative Care
Lugar de Edición:
Cham
Editorial:
Ed. Springer
Año:
2019
Págs.:
1 - 24
Textbook of Palliative Care is a comprehensive, clinically relevant and state-of-the art book, aimed at advancing palliative care as a science, a clinical practice and as an art.
Palliative care has been part of healthcare for over fifty years but we still find ourselves having to explain its nature and practice to colleagues and to the public in general. Healthcare education and training has been slow to recognize the vital importance of ensuring that all practitioners have a good understanding of what is involved in the care of people with serious or advanced illnesses and their families. However, the science of palliative care is advancing and our understanding concerning many aspects of palliative care is developing rapidly.
The book is divided into separate sections for ease of use. Over 100 chapters written by experts in their given fields provide up-to-date information on a wide range of topics of relevance to those providing care towards the end of life no matter what the disease may be. We present a global perspective on contemporary and classic issues in palliative care with authors from a wide range of disciplines involved in this essential aspect of care. The Textbook includes sections addressing aspects such as symptom management and care provision, organization of care in different settings, care in specific disease groups, palliative care emergencies, ethics, public health approaches and research in palliative care.
Internacionales y Europeos
Título:
Palliative sedation
Código de expediente:
825700
Investigador principal:
Carlos Centeno Cortés
Financiador:
COMISIÓN EUROPEA
Convocatoria:
H2020-SC1-BHC-23-2018
Fecha de inicio:
01/01/2019
Fecha fin:
31/12/2023
Importe concedido:
607.125,00€
Otros fondos:
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