Evaluation of low vs high-intensity speciality care staff training on documentation and communication of life-sustaining treatment decisions in the Veterans Health Administratio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shared decision making regarding life support care; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN87764446
• Lead Sponsor: Veterans Affairs National Center for Ethics in Health Care

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-13
• Study Completion: 2019-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Facilities.
1. Veterans Health Administration medical center with complexity level 1a or 1b
2. Have not yet trained specialty care staff in the interventions evaluated

Clinics:
1. Cardiology, nephrology, oncology and pulmonology clinics agreed to participate in the evaluation.

Staff.
1. Physicians, physician assistants, advance practice registered nurses, and fellows in one of the participating clinics

Patients:
1. Life sustaining treatment decision documented by staff in one of the participating clinics after the completion of the clinic training period.
2. Life sustaining treatment decision consented by patient
3. Age 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
1. Deceased
2. Enrolled in hospice
3. Life sustaining treatment decision consented by surrogate
4. Recently recruited to one of the Veterans Health Administration’s patient satisfaction surveys

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified