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At a Glance
Age
18 – 99
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Supportive Care
Participants needed
120 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for older adults with dementia and their primary care team members. Participants will discuss care preferences using a special toolkit over 18 months.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am 65 years or older.
I have been diagnosed with dementia.
I have been seen by my primary care team in the last 18 months.
I have a 50% or greater chance of dying in the next 5 years.
You may not be able to join if
I have not been seen by my primary care team in the last 18 months.
I do not have a diagnosis of dementia.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
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This study will test the Dementia Advance Care Planning (AD ACP) Toolkit intervention to usual care in facilitating goals of care (GOC) discussions between People Living with Dementia (PLwD) and primary care team members over an 18-month period. The primary outcome is to assess the frequency and quality of GOC discussions with PLwD. Secondary outcomes include the identification of preferred surrog…
This study will test the Dementia Advance Care Planning (AD ACP) Toolkit intervention to usual care in facilitating goals of care (GOC) discussions between People Living with Dementia (PLwD) and primary care team members over an 18-month period. The primary outcome is to assess the frequency and quality of GOC discussions with PLwD. Secondary outcomes include the identification of preferred surrogates, assessment of decisional capacity, and the completion of portable ACP orders. This randomized clinical trial aims to determine if the AD ACP Toolkit can enhance ACP practices and improve care planning outcomes for PLwD compared to the standard care approach.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Primary care team member (PCTM) eligibility:
* Must be an MD/APP, employed at a primary care clinic within UNC HEALTH clinics with ≥60 PLwD encounters per year, who sees older adult patients, along with their associated nurses and social workers.
* Eligibility for training with…
Inclusion Criteria:
Primary care team member (PCTM) eligibility:
* Must be an MD/APP, employed at a primary care clinic within UNC HEALTH clinics with ≥60 PLwD encounters per year, who sees older adult patients, along with their associated nurses and social workers.
* Eligibility for training with AD ACP Toolkit will include the above and the provision of care at an intervention clinic.
* For Aim 3, only the trained intervention site primary care team members will be eligible for the implementation surveys or the interviews.
PLwD eligibility:
* Must be a PLwD age 65 years or older seen by either the intervention or control sites' primary care teams' MD/APP in the 18-month intervention window for Aim 1.
* PLwD will be eligible only after we confirm the presence of the AD/ADRD diagnosis.
* All PLwD with a ≥50% 5-year all-cause mortality risk seen by the PCTM MD/APP over the 18-month intervention period will be eligible for the healthcare utilization analyses in Aim 2.
Exclusion Criteria:
Primary care team member exclusion criteria:
* We will exclude primary care team members who do not care for older adults (e.g. pediatricians or lactation nurses), are employed at geriatric specialty or dementia specialty clinics, or are without a primary care panel (e.g., only urgent care).
PLwD exclusion criteria:
* Patients will be excluded if they have not been seen in the past 18 months by their primary care team, or if they do not have a diagnosis of ADRD.
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