Status:
COMPLETED
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Pragmatic Trial (Trial 1)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Dementia
Chronic Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concor...
Detailed Description
OVERVIEW: This is a large pragmatic trial of the Jumpstart intervention designed to promote goals-of-care discussions for older, seriously ill, hospitalized patients. The trial recruits consecutively ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligibility criteria apply to two subject groups: 1) seriously ill adult patients; 2) hospital clinicians.
- PATIENTS. Eligible patients will be those who are: 1) older than 80 years of age; or 2) 55 years of age or older who meet criteria for serious illness. Serious illness encompasses acute illness (e.g. COVID-19) and chronic illnesses (e.g. those included in the Dartmouth Atlas to study end-of-life care: malignant cancer/leukemia, chronic pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, heart failure, chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease, dementia, diabetes with end-organ damage, and peripheral vascular disease).
- CLINICIANS (Interview). Eligible clinicians will be those who are 18 years of age or older, English-speaking, employed at a participating hospital, and have been the clinician of record for an enrolled patient in the trial.
Exclusion
- Reasons for exclusion for any patient include: restricted status (prisoners or victims of violence); legal or risk management concerns (as determined by the attending physician or via hospital record designation).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 23 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 26 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2512 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04281784
Start Date
April 23 2020
End Date
September 26 2022
Last Update
April 4 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
2
UW Medical Center - Northwest
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98133
3
UW Medical Center - Montlake (UWMC)
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195