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Promoting Informed Decision Making Through Advance Care Planning

NCT02211287 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 420

Last updated 2014-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a best-practice Advance Care Planning (ACP) model for individuals living with dementia in a sample of nursing homes in Northern Ireland

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

'Comfort Care at the End of Life for Persons with Dementia'

A guide for caregivers to provide information on the trajectory of the disease, clinical issues, decision-making processes, and symptom management. The guide is written in a Q\&A form and can help answer frequent family questions.

OTHER

Project Nurse - ACP Facilitator

A nurse will receive training in the 'Respecting Choices Facilitator Curriculum' - an online program consisting of a series of six critical thinking modules designed for healthcare professionals who want to enhance their ACP facilitation skills. Local training resources in Northern Ireland will supplement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Four Seasons Health Care

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Queen's University, Belfast

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Brazil, PhD · Queen's University, Belfast

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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