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Trial of Ascertaining Individual Preferences for Loved One's Role in End-of-Life

31. august 2018 oppdatert av: Johns Hopkins University

Specific Aims and Hypotheses:

Aim 1: To test the effect of the "Trial of Ascertaining Individual preferences for Loved Ones' Role in End-of-life Decisions" (TAILORED) Intervention on family decision-making self-efficacy at 8 weeks both with respect to the patient's present situation and in a hypothetical situation in which the patient lacks decision-making capacity.

Hypotheses 1a: Family decision-making self-efficacy will be greater at 8 weeks in pairs that have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in pairs receiving the standard information on advance directives in the patient's present situation.

Hypotheses 1b: Family decision-making self-efficacy will be greater at 8 weeks in pairs that have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in pairs receiving the standard information on advance directives in the hypothetical situation in which the patient lacks decision making capacity.

Aim 2: To test the effect of the TAILORED Intervention on family psychological outcomes (depression, caregiver burden, decision making distress).

Hypotheses 2a: Depression will be less at 8 weeks in family members who have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in family members who have received the standard information on advance directives.

Hypotheses 2b: Caregiver burden will be less at 8 weeks in family members who have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in family members who have received the standard information on advance directives.

Hypotheses 2c: Decision-making distress will be less at 8 weeks in family members who have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in family members who have received the standard information on advance directives.

Aim 3: To test the effect of the TAILORED Intervention on patient and family satisfaction with family decision-making involvement.

Hypothesis 3a: Patient satisfaction with family decision involvement will be greater at 8 weeks in patients who have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in patients receiving the standard information on advance directives.

Hypothesis 3b: Family member satisfaction with decision involvement will be greater at 8 weeks in family members who have undergone the TAILORED Intervention than in family members receiving the standard information on advance directives.

Aim 4: To explore family decision-making self-efficacy and perceptions of the TAILORED Intervention.

Studieoversikt

Detaljert beskrivelse

Enhanced patient-family health care decision making is essential to improving the overall quality of end-of-life care (NIH State of the Science Conference Statement on Improving End-of-Life Care, 2004). Although most terminally ill patients desire shared family decision making, few family members are prepared for this and many report high levels of distress, and even the inability to make such decisions (Nolan, et al., 2005). Factors positively influencing the surrogates are: 1) previous experience with surrogate decision making, 2) knowing the patient's preferences, and 3) receiving positive reinforcement about decision making. The last two are amenable to change in "Trial of Ascertaining Individual preferences for Loved Ones' Role in End-of-life Decisions" (the "TAILORED" study). The TAILORED intervention is a simple clinic- based protocol involving an assessment of the confidence (self-efficacy) of family members for making health care decisions with or for a terminally ill loved one. Clinicians then tailor their guidance to patients and families about issues to discuss at home to better prepare family members for the desired decision-making role. This randomized clinical trial will include 132 patient-family dyads from two diagnostic groups: a group expected to retain (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or lose decisional capacity (advanced gastro-intestinal malignancy). A nurse will deliver the TAILORED intervention in the clinic at baseline and will call the family member in 4- weeks to encourage ongoing patient-family discussion. Outcomes will be assessed at 8-weeks. A subgroup of family members whose loved one has died will be interviewed in-depth about their end-of-life decision making and the impact of the TAILORED Intervention. Aim 1: To test the effect of the TAILORED intervention on family decision-making self-efficacy at 8 weeks both with respect to the patient's present situation and in a hypothetical situation in which the patient lacks decision-making capacity. Aim 2: To test the effect of the TAILORED intervention on family psychological outcomes (depression, caregiver burden, decision making distress). Aim 3: To test the effect of the TAILORED intervention on patient and family satisfaction with family decision-making involvement. Aim 4: To explore family decision-making self-efficacy and perceptions of the TAILORED intervention. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Although most terminally ill patients prefer to share health care decision making with family and want family to make decisions for them if they are too ill to do so, few family members are prepared for this role and many report high levels of distress and even the inability to make such decisions. "Trial of Ascertaining Individual preferences for Loved Ones' Role in End-of-life Decisions" (the "TAILORED" study) tests a simple clinic-based protocol that allows clinicians to assess the confidence (self-efficacy) of family members for making health care decisions with or for a terminally ill loved one. Clinicians then tailor their guidance to patients and families about what issues to discuss to better prepare family members for the decision making role desired by the patient.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

431

Fase

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Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, Forente stater, 21205
        • Johns Hopkins University

Deltakelseskriterier

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Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age 18 or older
  2. Speaks and reads English
  3. Diagnosed by a specialist at either Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions or University of Chicago Medical Center as having ALS or stage III or IV GI or pancreatic cancer.
  4. Accompanied to clinic by a family member who may participate in the patient's health care decisions and who patient gives permission to approach for participation in study.
  5. Lives within a 2-hour drive of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions or The University of Chicago Medical Center

5.G.2. Family Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age 18 or older
  2. Speaks and reads English
  3. Identified by the patient-subject as a family member whom the patient may involve in health care decision making in the present and/or should the patient become too ill to make health care decisions.
  4. Person who the patient-subject has granted investigators permission to approach for participation in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient Exclusion Criteria

    1. Severe visual impairment that would limit ability to visualize instrument illustrations
    2. Cognitive impairment indicated by a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire adjusted error score of >5
    3. Has no family member who might assist in decision making or family member declines to participate.
    4. Is not accompanied to the clinic by family member.
    5. G.4. Family Exclusion Criteria
    1. Declines to participate.
    2. Severe visual impairment that would limit ability to visualize instrument illustrations.
    3. Cognitive impairment indicated by a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire adjusted error score of >5

Studieplan

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Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende omsorg
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
  • Masking: Enkelt

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: standard of care health decision making
Patient-family dyads will receive the standard of care for support of patient and family members health care decision making during a clinic appointment.
Patient-family dyads will receive standard of care in health decision-making
Eksperimentell: TAILORED intervention
Patients and family members who receive the TAILORED Decision Making Intervention
Patient-family dyads will receive TAILORED intervention on health decision making

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
family decision-making self-efficacy
Tidsramme: at 8 weeks after the intervention
at 8 weeks after the intervention

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
family psychological outcomes (depression, caregiver burden, decision making distress)
Tidsramme: 8 weeks after the intervention
8 weeks after the intervention

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Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

26. august 2010

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

26. mars 2014

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

26. mars 2014

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

9. juli 2010

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

9. juli 2010

Først lagt ut (Anslag)

12. juli 2010

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

5. september 2018

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

31. august 2018

Sist bekreftet

1. august 2018

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