Effects of a structured advance care planning among patients with advanced illness in acute care settings: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-IIC-17011833

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2017-06-29

Start date

2017-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-07-10

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Conditions

Advance care planning in hospital

Interventions

Two groups:Advance Care Planning face to face conversation, 1 session, 15 - 60 minutes versus Information leaflet,Written information

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: aged 18 years or over meet either two general indicators of health deterioration or one clinical indicator of an advanced illness condition in the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT) able to communicate in Cantonese

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mentally incompetent or unable to communicate receiving psychiatric treatment have been referred to the palliative care service at the time of recruitment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Documentation of ACP discussion;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
End of life care communication;Quality of life;Nurses' self efficacy in ACP;Satisfaction with intervention;Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System;Experience with the intervention;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHelen YL Chan

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

helencyl@cuhk.edu.hkk+852 39438099

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026