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- Clinical Trial NCT05240664
Effects of An ACP Programme for Older People With Early Dementia
March 14, 2023 updated by: Ms Cheryl Yeung Chi Yan, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Effects of An Advance Care Planning Programme for Persons With Early Dementia And Their Family Caregivers in the Community
Advance care planning (ACP) has been widely advocated for persons with early stage dementia (PWEDs).
This proposed study attempts to promote the uptake of ACP for this population and their family caregivers in the community and to examine the effects of an ACP programme "Have a Say" for this population.
It is hypothesized that participants in the intervention group will be more engaged in ACP and their dyadic concordance on end-of-life care preference with their family caregivers will be significantly higher than that in the control group.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This study aims to evaluate the effects of an advance care planning (ACP) programme "Have a Say" for persons with early stage dementia (PWEDs) and their family caregivers in the community.
A randomized controlled trial with repeated blinded outcome assessment will be conducted to assess the effects of an ACP programme on dyads of PWEDs and their family caregivers recruited from elderly community centres.
Individuals who have a clinical diagnosis of any form of dementia at the early stage or have a Global Deterioration Score (GDS) 3 or 4 will be eligible to this study.
Participants in the experimental group will receive a 4-session ACP programme.
It includes an educational component, guided reflection and ACP discussion through a series of group-based activity and dyadic discussion delivered by trained ACP facilitator and guided by an ACP booklet.
Dyads of participants will be provided with information about the trajectory of dementia, their future healthcare needs and caring options.
Their values and care preferences on future care will be elicited in a consistent manner.
They will be supported to have an individualized ACP discussion.
Individuals assigned to the control group will receive attention-control health talks.
The primary study outcome is the ACP engagement level of PWEDs.
Secondary outcome is the dyadic concordance on end-of-life care preference.
Adverse outcomes such as depression and caregivers' burden will also be evaluated.
Data collection will be conducted at baseline, immediately after, and one-month after the intervention.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Chuk Yuen Canon Martin District Elderly Community Centre
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Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service Choi Hung Community Centre for Senior Citizens
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Kowloon, Hong Kong
- HKSKH Lok Man Alice Kwok Integrated Service Centre
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Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Christian Service
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Sha Tin, Hong Kong
- Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing
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Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
- Yau On Lutheran Centre for the Elderly
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
55 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- being Chinese,
- being a Cantonese speaker,
- having a formal diagnosis of any form of dementia at the early stage, or having a Global Deterioration Scale score 3-4,
- having a designated family caregiver in direct contact and willing to participate in this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- non-communicable,
- mentally incompetent,
- received an ACP intervention,
- have previously signed an advance directive,
- have other life-limiting chronic illnesses.
A family caregiver involved in primary responsibility for caring and care-related decisions for the PWED will also be recruited. Paid caregivers are to be excluded.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Attention-control health talks
Dyads of participants in the control group will receive health talks.
This is to differentiate the effect of the intervention from the effect of the extra time and attention given to the participants.
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Dyads of participants in the control group will receive 4-session health talks.
One hour for each session, and once weekly.
The contents of the health talks are neither dementia-specific nor related to ACP, and cover general health information for elderly, such as drug safety, home safety, exercise and health, and healthy diet.
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Experimental: ACP intervention
It is a theory-driven ACP programme specifically designed for PWEDs and their family caregivers.
The intervention is underpinned by the Bandura's self-efficacy model.
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Each dyad of participants will receive a 4-session ACP programme, which consists of 2 group-based sessions and 2 dyadic sessions, one hour for each session.
The group-based sessions are led by nurse which include didactic educational components, guided reflection, videos, and group sharing.
Dyads of participants will be provided with information about ACP, the trajectory of dementia, their future healthcare needs and caring options.
Their values and care preferences on future care will be elicited in a consistent manner.
The dyadic sessions are facilitated by trained ACP facilitators and guided by an ACP booklet.
Dyads of participants will be supported to have an individualized ACP discussion guided by an ACP booklet.
By the end of the programme, each dyad of participants will be given an ACP booklet documenting the ACP process.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in advance care planning engagement
Time Frame: Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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The validated 9-item Advance Care Planning (ACP) Engagement Survey will be used to measure the engagement of PWED in the ACP process.
Each item is measured on a five-point Likert scale and average 5-point scores will be calculated.
It is originated from a longer version of 82 items measuring factors affecting the process of ACP engagement, including knowledge, contemplation, self-efficacy, and readiness.
This shorter version reported sound psychometric properties and able to detect change across a broad range of ACP behaviours and ACP domains, with Cronbach's alpha =0.84, cross-sectional correlations =0.85, and delta correlations =0.68.
The Chinese version of the ACP Engagement Survey is validated and reported sound psychometrical properties.
This scale is composed of self-efficacy subscale and readiness subscale.
Higher score reflects a higher level of ACP engagement.
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Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in dyadic concordance of preference on end-of-life care
Time Frame: Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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The Life-Support Preferences Questionnaire will be used to measure the congruence on end-of-life care preferences between each participant dyad.
This questionnaire has been modified and validated in the local context.
The modified Chinese version of the Life Support Preferences Questionnaire was simplified to assess preferences regarding (i) three kinds of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilator and tube feeding) based on three options (want to attempt, refuse or uncertain) and (ii) care goals (comfort-oriented, prolongation of life at all costs or uncertain) regarding a hypothetical end-of-life scenario (terminally ill).
This scenario is based on the local advance directive form.
Each member of the participated dyad will complete this questionnaire individually simultaneously.
Higher score reflects a higher level of dyadic concordance.
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Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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change in depression
Time Frame: Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia will be used to measure the signs and symptoms of depression of PWEDs.
It is a validated instrument for various severity levels of dementia patients.
This is a 19-item instrument that uses information from interviews with family caregivers.
The Chinese version of this instrument reported an expert content validity index as 0.92, and its concurrent validity with the Geriatric Depression Scale short form is 0.322 (p<0.001).
Its Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency reliability is 0.84.
Higher score reflects a higher level of depression.
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Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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Change in caregivers' stress
Time Frame: Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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The Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) will be used to measure the caregivers' stress.
It has 12 items.
The Cantonese short version of this instrument reported sound psychometric properties.
Higher score reflects a higher level of caregivers' stress.
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Outcome will be measured at baseline, immediately after intervention, and 1-month after
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Zarit SH, Reever KE, Bach-Peterson J. Relatives of the impaired elderly: correlates of feelings of burden. Gerontologist. 1980 Dec;20(6):649-55. doi: 10.1093/geront/20.6.649. No abstract available.
- Ditto PH, Danks JH, Smucker WD, Bookwala J, Coppola KM, Dresser R, Fagerlin A, Gready RM, Houts RM, Lockhart LK, Zyzanski S. Advance directives as acts of communication: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Feb 12;161(3):421-30. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.3.421.
- Alexopoulos GS, Abrams RC, Young RC, Shamoian CA. Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia. Biol Psychiatry. 1988 Feb 1;23(3):271-84. doi: 10.1016/0006-3223(88)90038-8.
- Lin JN, Wang JJ. Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia. J Nurs Res. 2008 Sep;16(3):202-10. doi: 10.1097/01.jnr.0000387307.34741.39.
- Tang JY, Ho AH, Luo H, Wong GH, Lau BH, Lum TY, Cheung KS. Validating a Cantonese short version of the Zarit Burden Interview (CZBI-Short) for dementia caregivers. Aging Ment Health. 2016 Sep;20(9):996-1001. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1047323. Epub 2015 May 27.
- Sudore RL, Heyland DK, Barnes DE, Howard M, Fassbender K, Robinson CA, Boscardin J, You JJ. Measuring Advance Care Planning: Optimizing the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Apr;53(4):669-681.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.367. Epub 2016 Dec 29.
- Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JJ, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Matlock DD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Teno JM, Thomas J, McMahan RD, Heyland DK. Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 May;53(5):821-832.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.331. Epub 2017 Jan 3.
- Liu L, Zhao YY, Zhang LH, Chan HY. Measuring Self-Efficacy and Readiness for Advance Care Planning in Chinese Older Adults. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Sep;60(3):622-629. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.013. Epub 2020 Jun 20.
- Chan HY, Ng JS, Chan KS, Ko PS, Leung DY, Chan CW, Chan LN, Lee IF, Lee DT. Effects of a nurse-led post-discharge advance care planning programme for community-dwelling patients nearing the end of life and their family members: A randomised controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2018 Nov;87:26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Jul 23.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
January 9, 2021
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 31, 2021
Study Completion (Actual)
August 31, 2021
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
January 19, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 4, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
February 15, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 16, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 14, 2023
Last Verified
March 1, 2023
More Information
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Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CREC 2019.438
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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