Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Control Trial of Advance Care Planning in Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Queen's University
Conditions:
Chronic Illness
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sometimes people with health conditions become ill suddenly and can no longer speak for themselves and another person (such as a family member) will make health care decisions for them. This means it ...
Detailed Description
In prospective and randomized trials, advance care planning (ACP) significantly improves outcomes including increased likelihood that clinicians and families understand and comply with a patient's wis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients being treated for serious illness in outpatient settings or;
- Patients who could benefit from advance care planning self-assessed or assessed by their physician
- Patient able and willing to identify a substitute decision-maker who will participate in the study
- Patient cognitively able to participate
Exclusion
- Patient or their substitute decision-maker does not speak English
- Patient unable to identify a substitute decision-maker who will consent to participation
- Patient does not consent to participation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
61 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03239639
Start Date
March 1 2018
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
February 20 2020
Active Locations (7)
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1
Dundas Family Health Team
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
2
Michael West Doctor Office
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
3
Burlington Family Health Team
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L7S 0A1
4
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6