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Alternative phrasing for no code for Decision Making (CODE Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Karthik Kota, MD MPH
Research Sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
65 or older
English-fluency in reading and speaking
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at approximately 6 months, patients will receive a follow-up phone call to determine this
Awards & highlights

CODE Trial Summary

This trial will investigate how different ways of talking about CPR preferences affects people's decisions about code status.

Eligible Conditions
  • Decision Making
  • Communication
  • Advance Directives
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CODE Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

CODE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~additional information collected "initially" will be at time of consent/randomization into the study arm; additional information collected at "follow-up" will be at approximately six months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and additional information collected "initially" will be at time of consent/randomization into the study arm; additional information collected at "follow-up" will be at approximately six months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Code Status Selection
Secondary outcome measures
Length of Conversation
Participant Satisfaction with Decision
Other outcome measures
Durability of Code Status Decision In the Study Arms at 6 Months (Assessed by Asking Code Status Using the Intervention Phrase Again)
Information That May Modify Outcomes 1-4

CODE Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Alternative PhraseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will have the code status question randomized to offer CPR vs the alternative phrase
Group II: Standard of care phraseActive Control1 Intervention
This arm will have the code status question randomized to offer CPR vs the standard of care phrase

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyLead Sponsor
425 Previous Clinical Trials
64,383 Total Patients Enrolled
Karthik Kota, MD MPHPrincipal InvestigatorRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is the participant list for this clinical trial still open?

"Affirmative. According to data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this research endeavour is actively enrolling volunteers; it was posted online in August 2021 and its parameters were last updated in April 2022. It aims to recruit 100 patients from a single site."

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How many participants have been enrolled in this research program?

"Affirmative. According to information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical test is currently enrolling volunteers. It was initially put up on August 9th 2021 and recently modified April 18th 2022; the goal is to recruit 100 patients from a single centre."

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~28 spots leftby Mar 2025