RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06565169

Improving PCP Advance Care Planning for People With ADRD

Improving Primary Care Clinician's Advance Care Planning Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias


Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Mar 19, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a toolkit called the AD ACP Toolkit — a structured system to help primary care doctors and their teams have better advance care planning conversations (about future medical wishes) with patients who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia (ADRD). The goal is to improve the quality of end-of-life planning for these patients. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a primary care provider (doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) who sees older patients with dementia - You are a patient aged 65 or older with a confirmed diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia - You are seen at a participating UNC Health primary care clinic **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are a provider who does not care for older adults (e.g., pediatrics) - You are a patient without a confirmed dementia diagnosis - You have not had a primary care visit in the past 18 months Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPrimary Care Team Advance Care Planning With People with Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Dementia Training

Included in arm/group descriptions

BEHAVIORALCare as Usual

Included in arm/group descriptions


Locations(1)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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