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Sharing and Talking About my Preferences

NCT03103828 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 484

Last updated 2020-01-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to figure out the best way to help veterans do advance care planning. This study will examine the effects of two theory based behavior interventions by randomizing veteran into 4 groups to see which veterans will complete the 4 step process of advance care planning.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Computer-Tailored Intervention

CTI will receive telephone contact at three time points: baseline, two, and four months. Each contact consists of an integrated assessment and intervention feedback report, using an expert system. Participants are assessed for four different behaviors that together represent complete ACP engagement: communication with loved ones about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, communication with clinicians about views on quality of life versus quantity of life, assignment of a health care surrogate, and completion of a living will. The system takes the results of the assessment and results in an individualized feedback report.

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing

MET will receive telephone contact at three time points: baseline, two, and four months. They will undergo the assessment as described above receive and they will receive a second a telephone contact within two weeks of the assessment, which will consist of an MET session. If the surrogate has been enrolled in the study, the MET will be conducted with both the Veteran and the surrogate in a dyadic telephone interview. The goal of the interview is to strengthen commitment to engage in ACP and promote self-efficacy. The interviewer will also help the Veteran to reflect on the pros and cons of ACP engagement as elicited in the assessment process, to understand how to build on ACP behaviors already engaged in, and, if appropriate, to help the Veteran create a change plan for further ACP engagement.

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Participants assigned to CTI+MET will receive the CTI intervention at baseline, two months, and four months as described above. with a follow-up MET session as described above occurring within two weeks of each contact.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Terri Fried, MD · VAConnecticut Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-02
Primary Completion
2021-03-31
Completion
2021-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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