Effects of Frequent Decision Making Among Patients With Serious Illnesses
Pilot Study of Repeated Decision Making in Patients
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Forenede Stater, 19104
- Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, stage IIIB or IV lung cancer, mesothelioma and/or stage IIIB or IV gastrointestinal cancer (pancreatic, biliary, esophageal, gastric, hepatocellular, colon), stage IV melanoma
- All participants must be over the age 18
- All participants must be fluent in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any medical condition known to alter Stroop performance; i.e. significant visual impairment, blind or colorblind, sedating medications during appointment, history of cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack (TIA), seizure disorder, dementia or traumatic head injury with loss of consciousness
- Patients will also be ineligible if they are illiterate
- Patients will be ineligible if they have either tracheostomy or are currently on hemodialysis as these would significantly alter responses to the hypothetical medical scenarios/decisions
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Andet
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Ingen indgriben: DLST Only
Patients will complete the Stroop test then answer the hypothetical life sustaining therapy (LST)
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Eksperimentel: Contemplate only
Patients will contemplate each of the 3 scenarios but not make any decisions, then complete the Stroop test and answer the hypothetical LST question
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Patients are exposed to three hypothetical medical scenarios that require varying levels of decision making.
We will be assessing how this experience alters their subsequent choice to forego life sustaining therapy.
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Eksperimentel: Decide with advice
Patients will make decisions on 4 scenarios with physician advice, then complete the Stroop test and answer the hypothetical LST question.
Within this arm, patients will receive two positive recommendations (i.e. to go ahead with the intervention) and two negative recommendations (i.e. to decline the intervention).
These positive and negative recommendations will be randomly assigned upon study enrollment.
With four hypothetical scenarios, there are six possible options for recommendation variations.
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Patients are exposed to three hypothetical medical scenarios that require varying levels of decision making.
We will be assessing how this experience alters their subsequent choice to forego life sustaining therapy.
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Eksperimentel: Decide without advice
Patients will make decisions on 4 scenarios without physician advice, then complete the Stroop test and the hypothetical LST question.
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Patients are exposed to three hypothetical medical scenarios that require varying levels of decision making.
We will be assessing how this experience alters their subsequent choice to forego life sustaining therapy.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Stroop test score
Tidsramme: Approximately 15 minutes
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Measurement of score will be done at the conclusion of instrument completion.
The Stroop test is a standard measure of self control that requires three tasks.
The last task is the most difficult where the participant must suppress the urge to read the word which is the easier task and instead say the color it is printed in.
Standard scoring is the number correct in the W trial minus the CW trials.
This data will be collected immediately following completion.
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Approximately 15 minutes
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Evidence of status quo bias
Tidsramme: Approximately 10 minutes
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Evidence of status quo bias as assessed by hypothetical decision to limit life sustaining therapy or to continue treatment.
To assess for status quo bias, we will use the following technique: after the initial four hypothetical questions and Stroop testing, participants will be asked a hypothetical question about life sustaining therapy (LST).
In the question, continuing life sustaining therapy will be counted as maintaining the status quo.
This is based on current norms in American health care where life sustaining therapy is continued until a patient or surrogate specifically request otherwise.
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Approximately 10 minutes
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- UPenn -816696
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