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Advanced Care Planning for the Severely Ill Home-dwelling Elderly

RecruitingNAAges 70 Years - anyAllUniversity of Oslo
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This study will develop and evaluate a complex intervention to implement advance care planning for severely ill home-dwelling elderly acutely admitted to hospital, by using a cluster randomized design. Twelve Norwegian acute geriatric hospital units will participate in the main study, each as one cluster. Of the twelve clusters, half will receive implementation support and training immediately, and the other half will receive similar support after the intervention period. The study includes 1) assessment of implementation outcomes (fidelity) in the participating units,2) health service and clinical outcomes including a) questionnaires to all staff in the units before and after the implementation period, questionnaires to attending clinicians and qualitative interviews with health personnel and local unit leaders b) questionnaires to patients and their relatives, patients records and dat

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients and relatives the quantitative and triadic sub-study: Inclusion criteria for patients: * Home-dwelling * 70 years or older * Acutely admitted to the participating unit * Sufficient language proficiency in Norwegian to answer the questionnaire * Clinical frailty score of 4 or more * The physician responsible for the patient's medical care answers "no" to "Surprise question" from Gold Standards Framework proactive identification guidance * Both patient and a close relative (preferably the closest relative) would participate in ACP together if offered * Both patient and the close relative consent to participate in the research project Exclusion criteria for patients: * The patient is not competent to consent to research participation * The patient is expected to die within 24 hours * The patient has participated in ACP prior to the current hospital admission * In the intervention arm * ACP is not conducted with patient, next of kin and physician before hospital discharge * The clinician that participated in the ACP conversation has not consented to research participation * In the control arm * The patient would not have been able to participate in ACP during hospitalization * An attending clinician has not consented to research participation Inclusion criteria for relatives: * A close relative of a patient who fulfill all inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria; and who would be willing to participate in ACP together with the patient if offered * 18 years or older * Sufficient language proficiency in Norwegian to answer the questionnaire * Both patient and the close relative consent to participate in the research project Exclusion criteria for relatives: * The relative is not competent to consent to research participation * In the intervention arm * ACP is not carried out with the patient, next of kin and attending clinician before hospital discharge * In the control arm * The relative would not have been able to participate in ACP during hospitalization
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What it tests

  • Implementation support program
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Where

12 sites
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Bærum
Oslo, Norway
Hospital of Southern Norway, Arendal
Arendal, Norway
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen
Drammen, Norway
Innlandet Hospital Trust, Elverum
Elverum, Norway
Innlandet Hospital Trust, Gjøvik
Gjøvik, Norway
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Kongsberg
Kongsberg, Norway
Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand
Kristiansand, Norway
Akershus University Hospital
Lørenskog, Norway

…and 4 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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