A Telehealth Advance Care Planning Intervention in Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Unrecognized Dementia
NCT ID: NCT04912245
Last Updated: 2023-03-07
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COMPLETED
NA
152 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-07-13
2022-05-09
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Telehealth visit
Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.
Telehealth visit
Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.
Interventions
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Telehealth visit
Patients with either MCI or unrecognized dementia and their care partners (if available) will be approached to participate in a telehealth Advance Care Planning (ACP) visit with a member of the patient's primary care team via either telephone or video. Patients without willing or available care partners are still eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Have decisional capacity according to their primary care physician (PCP) to complete ACP
* Completed visit with their PCP within the past 12 months
* Affiliated with an Accountable Care Organization.
* English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria
* No phone number available for patient.
* Lives in a long-term care facility
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jennifer Gabbard, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Locations
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Geriatric Medicine-Plaza 1 Davie
Bermuda Run, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Health Network Family Medicine Conover
Conover, North Carolina, United States
WFHN Family Medicine-Premier
High Point, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Health Network Internal Medicine
Jamestown, North Carolina, United States
WFBIK Geriatric Medicine-Kernersville
Kernersville, North Carolina, United States
WFHN Family Medicine-Thomasville
Thomasville, North Carolina, United States
Geriatric Medicine- Sticht Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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IRB00074429
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