Actively Recruiting
ACP-Family Programme for Palliative Care Patients and Their Family Member
Led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Updated on 2024-10-10
170
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
114 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead Sponsor
S
Shatin Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a structured, family-supported, patient-centred advance care planning (ACP) in palliative care patients and their family members. The main question it aims to answer is: • the effectiveness of the ACP intervention on promoting end-of-life decision making and psychological outcomes in patients and family members. Participants will be assigned to either the ACP-Family group (ACP-Family) to receive a structured, family-supported, patient-centred ACP intervention or usual palliative care (ACP-UC) at the hospital. Researchers will compare the ACP-Family and ACP-UC groups to see if the ACP-Family group will produce better outcomes than the ACP-UC group.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
ACP-Family Programme for Palliative Care Patients and Their Family Member
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient aged 18 years or older
- Receiving palliative care at the study hospitals
- Able to communicate in Cantonese
- Cognitively intact with Abbreviated Mental Test score of 7 or higher
- Family member aged 18 years or older
- Family member able to communicate in Cantonese
- Family member nominated by the patient to likely make future healthcare decisions
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently engaging in advance care planning discussions with healthcare professionals in the hospital
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Bradbury Hospice
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Shatin Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
3
United Christian Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
D
Doris YP Leung, PhD
CONTACT
J
Joyce OK Chung, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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