Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Active Choice on Advance Directive Completion Rates

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Advance Directive Completion

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this project is to assess if an active choice intervention can increase advance directive completion rates.

Detailed Description

Nearly 70% of Americans express the desire to die at home, and most individuals want to avoid aggressive or futile care. Despite this, more than half of Americans die in a hospital. Advance directives...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • New participants of the University of Pennsylvania Health System who have not yet completed their On Boarding process.
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Have proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English

Exclusion

  • All new UPHS employees will be enrolled

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

1279 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02289105

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

October 1 2015

Last Update

January 27 2017

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104