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An Intervention to Improve End of Life Decision Making Among Homeless Persons

NCT00471016 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2007-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project is a prospective, randomized controlled trial to improve the end of life experience for homeless persons by facilitating the expression of their wishes and enhancement of their dignity when facing serious illness, death, or the prospect of dying. Our main hypothesis is that homeless persons will engage in this intervention and increase rates of advance directive completion.

Conditions

  • End of Life Decision Making
  • Advance Care Planning

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guided intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • John Y Song, MD · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Completion
2006-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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