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ACP Video Intervention for Life-Limiting Illness

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Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Aged 21 or over
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether increasing patients' knowledge about ACP and hospice care will lead to more patients having these discussions with their caregivers.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over the age of 21 with serious illnesses who are receiving home-based care and have a life expectancy of one year or less, as determined by a specific algorithm. Participants must speak English or any of the other 25 languages available for the video intervention. It's not suitable for those with significant visual impairment or cognitive issues due to psychiatric illness.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing whether a home Advance Care Planning (ACP) video can help increase understanding about ACP discussions and hospice care among patients with life-limiting illnesses. The aim is to improve patient knowledge through an educational video intervention.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves an educational video rather than medication, there are no direct medical side effects associated with it. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological responses to discussing end-of-life care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 21 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to one year follow-up or death
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to one year follow-up or death for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Hospice utilization
Secondary outcome measures
Hospice length of stay
Patient knowledge about Advance Care Planning
Patient reported confidence in care
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Other outcome measures
Cost of care in the last year of life

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Video interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
In addition to usual care, the intervention will entail having a visit by a trained study clinician to provide access to the ACP video. The study clinician will discuss the content of the video and answer any questions.
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
Usual care entails receiving usual medical care by the home-based care team.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,933 Previous Clinical Trials
13,197,981 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Disease
324 Patients Enrolled for Disease

Media Library

Home ACP Video Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04778761 — N/A
Disease Research Study Groups: Usual Care, Video intervention
Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Home ACP Video Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04778761 — N/A
Home ACP Video 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04778761 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any unfilled positions in this research trial?

"Per the archives of clinicaltrials.gov, this research is actively seeking participants with an initial posting date on April 1st 2021 and most recent update occurring August 23rd 2022."

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How many people are participating in this trial at its peak?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov is displaying evidence that this clinical trial is actively recruiting and it was first made public on April 1st 2021. The project needs 500 individuals to be recruited from a single site and the details were most recently updated in late August of 2022."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New Jersey
What site did they apply to?
Clover Health
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
ACP Video Intervention for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness
El-Jawahri, Areej,M.D. 2021. "ACP Video Intervention for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04778761.
~115 spots leftby Apr 2025
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