Comparing the Stanford Letter Project Form to Traditional Advance Directives
- Conditions
- Advance DirectivesPalliative Care
- Interventions
- Other: Randomized clinical study
- Registration Number
- NCT02799537
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Brief Summary
Our goal is to compare two types of advance directives forms available in English and Spanish to determine which is more easy to use for patients.
- Detailed Description
Step1: Any adult participant who is interested in completing advance directives and able to read and write in English and or Spanish will be eligible to participate in the study
Step 2:
Online Stanford consent form will be presented before the participants. Only after they read the consent and click on the participation link will they be able to enter the study.Those who are willing to participate will be randomly assigned to either the letter or traditional advance directives in Spanish and study measures. They will also answer questions as to how much they liked and understood the documents.
Step 4: The investigators will collect data until the investigators reach an n=1000
Step 5: The investigators will analyze the results and submit for publication.
In this protocol, we are assessing whether patients prefer the traditional advance directives or the letter directive. As it is just an questionnaire based study, there no risk for patients.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- Over 18 years of age
- Under 18
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Randomized clinical study Participants in the intervention arm complete the Stanford letter advance directive Control Randomized clinical study Participants in the control arm complete the California state traditional advance directive
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of use of Questionnaire. more patient-centered and family oriented 1year It was easy to read and understand the form of advance directive .◦This is a feasibility trail. On completion of the advance directive they were assigned ( letter directive or traditional directive, we are asking questions to participants about whether the directive was clear and easy to understand).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease of use about the type of treatment and care. 1year Advance form stimulated my own thinking about the type of treatment and care they wish to receive in my last days of life.
Ease of use about letting my doctors about my wishes. 1 year This form can help my doctors understand what treatments would like to receive and what not wish to receive in my last days of life ( resuscitation , respirators , artificial feeding , renal dialysis).
Ease of use of the form itself. 1 year I feel comfortable using form for advance care planning .
Ease of use and the comments participants may have. 1 year Any comments participants may have about the form of advance directive ? What can investigators do for patients and their families understand it better?
Ease of use if I cannot make decisions for myself then the form says it. 1 year In the future, if I can not make decisions for myself, this form will help my family / friends understand exactly what treatments ( resuscitation , respirators , artificial feeding , renal dialysis) would like to receive and what treatments do not wish to receive so they can make decisions medical for me.
Ease of use about my future preferences. 1 year There were issues with my future preferences that were not covered in the form of advance directive .
Ease of use to describe how decisions are made 1year Advance form helped me to describe how decisions are made
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stanford School of Medicine
🇺🇸Stanford, California, United States