Status:

COMPLETED

Does Detailed Informed Consent for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Mechanical Ventilation Impact Patients' Decisions and Outcomes?

Lead Sponsor:

Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Conditions:

Congestive Heart Failure

Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

There is evidence to suggest that patients make different end-of-life decisions if they understand the risks, benefits and alternatives of CPR and mechanical ventilation. This study will examine wheth...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients
  • ≥65 yrs
  • Admitted to the hospitalist Medicine Service

Exclusion

  • Patients who have pre-existing, pan-institutional (e.g. to be applied at nursing homes and hospitals) orders of no CPR and/or no mechanical ventilation will be screened (demographic and outcomes data collected) but NOT randomized.
  • Patients already receiving critical care on admission will also be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01878968

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

January 6 2016

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The Jewish Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45236