Survey to Determine Incarcerated Persons' Views on Surrogate Decision Making

Recruiting Observational Study
Healthy Volunteers
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part. No Study Drug Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 120
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
75,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) · NIH
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About This Trial
Background: About 180,000 of the people in US prisons are over 55 years old. Aging people often cannot make medical decisions on their own. People who cannot make their own decisions must rely on a "surrogate." A surrogate is someone who helps the person's doctor make decisions for them. Researchers want to conduct a survey to ask people in prison who they would like to be their surrogates. But f…
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Eligibility Criteria
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Currently incarcerated in a United States facility with Edovo educational tablets 2. Ability to understand the consent form and survey 3. Willingness to give inform…
Contacts

David Wendler, Ph.D.

(301) 496-2429

dwendler@mail.cc.nih.gov

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