Comparing the Stanford Letter Project Form to Traditional Advance Directives
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 1,000
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Ease of use of Questionnaire. more patient-centered and family oriented
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Over 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Ease of use of Questionnaire. more patient-centered and family oriented
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Ease of use about the type of treatment and care.(1year)
- Ease of use about letting my doctors about my wishes.(1 year)
- Ease of use of the form itself.(1 year)
- Ease of use and the comments participants may have.(1 year)
- Ease of use if I cannot make decisions for myself then the form says it.(1 year)
- Ease of use about my future preferences.(1 year)
- Ease of use to describe how decisions are made(1year)
Investigators
VJ Periyakoil
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University