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Video Images About Decisions for Ethical Outcomes in the Emergency Department (VIDEO-ED)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Emergencies
Interventions
Behavioral: control arm ACP information sheet
Behavioral: video decision aid
Registration Number
NCT04931797
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in the Emergency Department Setting to improve advance care planning documentation.

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in the Emergency Department setting shown to patients followed by a brief advance care planning discussion and then relay that discussion to the patient's primary care provider and/or admitting clinical team and look at rates of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record over time. Primary outcome is advance care planning documentation in the EHR at 3 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
900
Inclusion Criteria
  • anyone aged 65 and over or anyone aged over 50-64 with an indicator of serious illness
Exclusion Criteria
  • non english or spanish speakers those with a POLST legally blind medically non stable requiring ICU level care

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control armcontrol arm ACP information sheetUsual advance care planning services provided at the study site.
Videovideo decision aidVideo decision aid and advance care planning discussion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
EHR documentation of advance care planning3 months

EHR documentation of advance care planning

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
hospitalizationat 3 and 6 months

hospitalization

concordance between stated and documented preferencesat 3 and 6 months

concordance between stated and documented preferences

enrollment in hospiceat 3 and 6 months

enrollment in hospice

differential intervention effects of the ACP video intervention on patient ACP documentation based on race and ethnicityat baseline, 3 and 6 months

We will look at ACP documentation in the intervention and control arms to see if there are differential intervention effects based on race and ethnicity. We will look at the ACP documentation rate in Whites in both arms, and compare them to African Americans and Latinx populations. We will be able to see if the intervention had a greater or lesser effect on ACP rates in sub groups of our population by race and ethnicity.

quality of clinician ACP communication using an ACP quality communication surveyquality of communication at the time of the survey interview (baseline), and then at 3 and 6 months

quality of ACP communication using an ACP quality communication survey

place of deathat 3 and 6 months

place of death

patient reported conversations with health care providers and familyat 3 and 6 months

patient reported conversations with health care providers and family

ACP documentation in the EHRat 6 months

ACP documentation in the EHR

ED visitsat 3 and 6 months

ED visits

mortalityat 3 and 6 months

mortality

ICU daysat 3 and 6 months

ICU days

patient CPR and breathing machine preferencesat time of survey (baseline) and then after 3 and 6 months

we will ask the patient whether or not they want CPR attempted and whether they would wish to be placed on a breathing machine

patient confidence in health care delivery that is aligned with patient preferencesat time of survey (baseline) and then after 3 and 6 months

We will ask patients how confident they are in that they will receive the type of medical care they wish in their health care system

patient ACP engagement with ACP topicsat baseline survey interview

We will ask patients how ready and engaged they are with the topic of advance care planning

patient preferences for goals of careat time of survey (baseline) and then after 3 and 6 months

We will ask patient if they wish to receive life prolonging care, limited care or comfort care.

decisional certainty regarding decision making for ACP preferencesat baseline survey interview

we will ask patients how certain they are about their decisions for the goals of care

patient knowledge of ACPat baseline survey interview

We will ask patients knowledge questions about their understanding of advance care planning

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

UC Davis

🇺🇸

Davis, California, United States

Newton Wellesley Hospital

🇺🇸

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Brigham and Women's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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