ACP Video Intervention for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness

Part of paid clinical trials in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT04778761
Status
Recruiting

Conditions

  • End Stage Disease
  • Health Care Utilization

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
21 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Home ACP Video — BEHAVIORAL
    A video focused on Advance Care Planning and Hospice for patients with serious illness

Study Details

The goal of this research is to increase patients' knowledge about advance care planning (ACP) discussions and hospice care for patients with serious illness receiving home-based care.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 1, 2021
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2025
Completion
Dec 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • No Intervention: Usual Care
    Usual care entails receiving usual medical care by the home-based care team.
  • Experimental: Video intervention
    In addition to usual care, the intervention will entail having a visit by a trained study clinician to provide access to the ACP video. The study clinician will discuss the content of the video and answer any questions.

Primary Outcome Measure

Hospice utilization [ Time Frame: up to one year follow-up or death ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Clover HealthJersey CityNew Jersey07302
Kumar Dharmarajian, MD

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