Communication at the End of Life: A Randomized Intervention to Modify Expectations from a Relatives’ Perspective

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040120

Enrollment

105

Registered

2026-05-04

Start date

2026-05-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Expectations concerning End-of-Life conversation in the general population

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group "Imagination": Imagined end-of-life conversation with a loved one about their end of life Group 2: Intervention group "Educational Reflection": Questions regarding fears an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: good German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no further exlusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of expectations concerning end-of-life conversations (EOLC-E-c-r) Measurement timepoints: before the intervention (baseline), immediately after the intervention (T1), 4 weeks after the intervention (T2) End-of-life conversations conducted at T2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of Readiness for End-of-Life Conversations (REOLC) Assessment of Caregiver Communication with Patients about Illness and Death (CCID) Potential moderators (at baseline): Sociodemographic data Experience with End-of-Life conversations Attitudes toward death (DAP-GR)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSophie Kievernagel

Philipps-Universität Marburg

kieverns@staff.uni-marburg.de+4964212823766

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026