I CAN DO Surgical ACP Trial Updates Ethics Documentation for Implementation Phase

Key Insights

• The I CAN DO Surgical ACP trial has updated its ethics and regulatory documentation as it transitions to the implementation phase.
• This NIH Collaboratory Trial is evaluating a system-based approach to promote advance care planning among older adults undergoing elective surgery.
• The study also aims to understand the impact of digital engagement, language, and social determinants of health on intervention engagement.

The I CAN DO Surgical ACP trial, an NIH Collaboratory initiative, has released updated ethics and regulatory documentation as it moves from the planning to the implementation phase. This update follows a review of the minutes from the investigators' initial consultation with the Ethics and Regulatory Core.

The I CAN DO Surgical ACP trial is designed to test a system-based intervention aimed at increasing engagement in advance care planning among older adults scheduled for elective surgery. A secondary objective is to explore the influence of digital engagement, language, and social drivers of health on participation in the intervention.

This study, funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging, is being conducted by Elizabeth Wick and Rebecca Sudore from the University of California, San Francisco, along with Genevieve Melton-Meaux of the University of Minnesota. The trial seeks to improve the process of advance care planning for a vulnerable patient population.