Status:
UNKNOWN
Advance Care Planning at London Health Sciences Centre
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Advance Care Planning
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
All patients admitted to London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) are asked to indicate their preferences for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and other life-sustaining treatments that necessitate an I...
Detailed Description
1. On admission, the usual LHSC process will be followed whereby the patient's wishes for resuscitation are documented on the resuscitation record in the patient's chart. This constitutes the "origina...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted to internal medicine teams at or after hospitalization day 2 with:
- Age ≥55 years with ≥1 diagnoses: Chronic lung disease, Coronary artery disease, Congestive heart failure, Cirrhosis, Renal failure, Diabetes, Peripheral vascular disease, Cancer, Dementia (inability with ADLs) or
- If none of these criteria were met, any patient whose death within the next 1 year would not surprise health-care team members.
Exclusion
- Lack of written consent
- Patients who do not speak English; hard of hearing
- Expected to die or be discharged ≤ 24 hours
- Referral to or having an established palliative care plan
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03297320
Start Date
January 1 2017
End Date
March 31 2019
Last Update
September 29 2017
Active Locations (1)
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London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5