Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of an Easy to Read Advance Directive Versus a Standard Advance Directive

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Aging

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the acceptability, usefulness, self-efficacy and comprehension of an easy-to-read advance directive form versus a standard advance directive form written at a p...

Detailed Description

Advance directives are forms that allow patients to document their medical treatment preferences and to designate another person to help make medical decisions if they were to become too sick to make ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over 50 years
  • Primary physician in the General Medicine Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
  • English- or Spanish-speaking

Exclusion

  • Blind
  • Deaf
  • Delirious
  • Demented

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00328055

Start Date

August 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2005

Last Update

April 25 2011

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San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California, United States, 94110