Status:
COMPLETED
Promoting Self-determination for Institutionalized Older People Without Decision-making Capacity: Advance Care Planning by Proxy
Lead Sponsor:
Ralf J. Jox
Conditions:
Advanced Dementia
Loss of Medical Decision Making Capacity
Eligibility:
All Genders
70-110 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to test the acceptability and feasibility of an advance care planning (ACP) intervention which has been developed to be used with the health care proxies of residential aged care facil...
Detailed Description
Patient-centered care involves treating patients in the way that is the most aligned with their values and their self-determination. This is the aim of Advance Care Planning (ACP), a communication-bas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Health Care Proxy
- Is the legally authorized health care proxy for an RACF resident who: no longer has medical decision making capacity (according to medical judgement), is over 70 years of age and lives in an RACF in the canton of Vaud;
- Has sufficient language proficiency to complete a written questionnaire and participate in discussions.
- Health Care Proxy
Exclusion
- Has insufficient language proficiency to complete a written questionnaire and participate in discussions.
- Lacks decision making capacity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04779684
Start Date
August 1 2021
End Date
October 31 2023
Last Update
December 1 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Lausanne University Hospital
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1011