The Chit-Chat Educational Intervention to Promote Advance Care Planning in the Community

Empowering Family Members of Older Adults with Multi-morbidity in Advance Care Planning Conversations: Development and Feasibility Testing of the Chit-Chat Educational Intervention

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06296719

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-06

Start date

2024-05-30

Completion date

2024-08-31

Last updated

2024-10-10

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Conditions

Family Members, Old Age

Keywords

Family members, Older Adults with multi-morbidity

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effect size of the Chit-Chat intervention on ACP engagement among family members of older adults with multi-morbidity.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all eligible participants will be asked to provide written informed consent for study entry. At week 0, participants will be randomized in an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial in a 1:1 ratio to received the Chit-Chat intervention (two 2-hr weekly educational sessions) or wait-list control group.

Interventions

OTHERChit-Chat

Participants will receive the 2 sessions of the Chit-Chat intervention on a weekly basis.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* age 18 or above; * a family member of a relative who aged 60 or above and lives with at least two severe chronic diseases such as cancer, dementia, lung, heart, liver, and renal disease. * they perceived themselves will take part in taking care of their relatives in the near future; * able to read and communicate in Cantonese. * they are self-reported as cognitively intact

Exclusion criteria

* their relatives have been referred to palliative care service before the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ACP engagement	2 Weeks; 1-month follow-up	The validated Chinese version of the ACP Engagement Survey - Surrogate Decision Maker consists of 17 items covering 4 dimensions: role cognition, contemplation, self-efficacy, and readiness. The questionnaire used a 5-point Likert scale to gather response. The total score can range between 17 and 85, with higher score indicating higher level of ACP engagement.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Knowledge of ACP	2 Weeks; 1-month follow-up	The Knowledge Questionnaire consists of five items which address the purposes of ADs, EOL discussion, and issues related to ACP. The possible range of the total score is 0-5, with higher scores indicating better knowledge.

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026