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ISRCTN12995230
Completed
N/A

Improving patients’ level of engagement in advance care planning with their general practitioner: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Vrije Universiteit Brussel0 sites208 target enrollmentJune 19, 2020
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ConditionsChronic, life-limiting illnesses (cancer, heart failure, kidney failure, severe COPD, and mild to severe geriatric frailty)Not Applicable

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic, life-limiting illnesses (cancer, heart failure, kidney failure, severe COPD, and mild to severe geriatric frailty)
Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Enrollment
208
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34172030/ (added 28/06/2021) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0022 (added 05/10/2023) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38925875/ knowledge and attitudes (added 28/06/2024) 2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38971761/ Process evaluation (added 08/07/2024)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 19, 2020
End Date
June 1, 2021
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •General practitioners:
  • •1\. Dutch\-spreaking
  • •2\. Working with and caring for patients in Flanders or Brussels, Belgium
  • •3\. Able to include at least 3 patients
  • •1\. Adults (\>18 years old)
  • •2\. Mentally competent as measured by judgment of the GP OR if Mini\-Mental State Examination has been conducted, score is \>24
  • •3\. GP answers no to the surprise question, Would I be surprised if this patient were to die within the next 12 to 24 months?
  • •4\. Diagnosis of a life\-limiting illness:
  • •4\.1\. Locally\-advanced unresectable, or metastasized cancer OR
  • •4\.2\. Organ failure, this being

Exclusion Criteria

  • •General practitioners:
  • •1\. Participated in Phase\-II trial of the intervention
  • •2\. Participated in the cognitive testing of intervention materials and translated questionnaires
  • •1\. Unable to speak or understand Dutch
  • •2\. Unable to provide consent or complete the questionnaires due to cognitive impairment
  • •3\. GP answers no to the surprise question, Would I be surprised if this patient were to die within the next 6 months?
  • •4\. Participated in the phase\-II trial of this intervention
  • •5\. Participated in the cognitive testing of intervention materials and translated questionnaires
  • •Added 13/10/2020:
  • •Surrogate decision makers:

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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