Status:

COMPLETED

Using Videos to Improve Understanding of the Delivery of End-of-life Medical Care in Non-hospital Settings

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Elderly

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To compare the decision making of elderly subjects having a verbal advance care planning discussion compared to subjects using a video.

Detailed Description

A.1. Aim 1: To recruit 101 subjects over the age of 64 who are newly admitted to a nursing home facility and randomly assign these subjects to one of two advance care planning (ACP) modalities: 1. a v...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • over age of 64
  • have decision making capacity

Exclusion

  • do not speak English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

101 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01233973

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

February 1 2011

Last Update

May 1 2012

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MGH

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114