Clinical trials: Surrogate Decision Makers
Cardiac Arrest With Successful Resuscitation
A Novel Patient Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
This study will test the feasibility and acceptability of deploying a decision aid for surrogate decision makers of comatose survivors of cardiac arrest early during hospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT03908346
- Testing
- Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Communication, Anxiety
Virtual Communication in the Hospital: Impact on Patients and Surrogates
This is a pilot study of scheduled video/audio conferences by clinical navigators on the experience of surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD), delirium, and other causes of cognitive…
- Conditions
- Communication, Anxiety, Depression, Distress, Emotional
- Trial name
- VCHIPS (NCT05395039)
- Testing
- VCHIPS
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Anxiety, Depression
PARTNER II: Improving Patient and Family Centered Care in Advanced Critical Illness
This is a stepped wedged randomized controlled trial comparing the PARTNER intervention with usual care in 5 Intensive Care Units.
- Trial name
- NCT02445937
- Testing
- PARTNER II
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 848 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Critical Illness
Multi-component Family Support Tool Intervention (FST)
The National Academy of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have called for urgent action to improve the care delivered to the nearly 1,000,000 older Americans who die in intensive care units (ICUs) annually or survive…
- Trial name
- FST (NCT05019261)
- Testing
- Multi-component Family Support Intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Critical Illness, Communication Disabilities
Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience Among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients
Intensive Care Units (ICU) are stressful places where life-and-death medical decisions are made and patients' surrogate decision-makers are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03276559)
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Surrogate Decision Maker, After Death of Patient
The Surrogate Project (Surrogate Storytelling)
Research Protocol Abstract: This is a phase II controlled trial (RCT) of a "storytelling" intervention compared to no treatment among surrogates who have participated in a decision to limit life-sustaining treatment in the ICU…
- Trial name
- NCT01902784
- Testing
- Storytelling Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Critical Illness
Use of Nudges To Enhance Enrollment in Critical Care Research
Difficulties enrolling patients in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have long been recognized as a major barrier to successful evaluation of medical interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03284359
- Testing
- Pre-Consent Nudge Bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cancer
Building Evidence for Effective Palliative/End of Life Care for Teens With Cancer
To test the efficacy of FACE-TC on key outcomes, the investigators propose using an intent-to-treat, longitudinal, prospective, multi-site, randomized controlled trial (RCT) design.
- Trial name
- FACE-TC (NCT02693665)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Designating a Healthcare Proxy
Encouraging Older Adults and Adults With Serious Illness to Designate a Health Care Proxy
This study is a Stage III randomized trial to encourage patients in advance of a health care appointment to designate a healthcare proxy.
- Trial name
- NCT07290478
- Testing
- Mailer, Provider Request, Pre-commitment Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Surrogate Decision Makers, Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Improving Decision Making for Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Deciding about prolonged life support for critically ill patients can be very difficult. Therefore, the investigators are doing a study to see if an internet-based decision aid can improve the quality of decision making for…
- Trial name
- NCT01751061
- Testing
- Decision aid, Usual care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Palliative Patients, Surrogate Decision Maker
Multiprofessional Advance Care Planning and Shared Decision Making for End of Life Care
Multiprofessional Advance Care Planning and shared decision making for end of live care for terminal patients and their relatives.
- Trial name
- MAPS (NCT01914848)
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning ACP, Control Group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Stroke
Development of a Tailored Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision Support Intervention for Stroke Surrogate Decision Makers
The trial is testing an investigator-developed decision support tool for surrogate decision makers for stroke patients that are unable to make medical decisions for themselves.
- Trial name
- NCT03427645
- Testing
- Decision tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Critical Illness
REFRAME: an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Surrogate Decision-Makers of the Critically Ill
Every year in the United States, millions of adults make crucial medical decisions for loved ones in the intensive care unit while facing extreme emotional stress.
- Trial name
- NCT07630844
- Testing
- REFRAME, Informational Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 387 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Neoplasms, Heart Failure
Preparing Family Caregivers to Make Medical Decisions for Their Loved Ones
The overarching goal of the project is to improve the process and experience of surrogate decision-making by family caregivers. Since feeling unprepared to make surrogate decisions is a major contributor to caregiver stress, the…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Heart Failure, Kidney Diseases, Lung Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02429479
- Testing
- Making Your Wishes Known, Standard advance care planning
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Critical Illness
Decision Support Among Surrogate Decision Makers of the Chronically Critically Ill (INVOLVE)
Each year, millions of Americans are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). For more than half of them, ICU admission initiates a cascade of decisions about treatment and end-of-life care.This is particularly the case for…
- Trial name
- INVOLVE (NCT03099746)
- Testing
- INVOLVE, Informational Support, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University