Goals of Care Conversations Study

NAEnrolling by invitationINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

72

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 13, 2022

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2024

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Conditions
Seriously Ill PatientsCancerHeart FailureInterstitial Lung DiseaseChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseEnd-stage Renal DiseaseEnd-stage Liver DiseaseDementia
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 1: low intensity clinician training

"A booster of the established LSTDI implementation strategy. Clinicians will be presented with summary written/electronic materials on the LSTDI developed for the study. Online training options and when and how to complete goals of care conversations and documentation will be highlighted."

BEHAVIORAL

Clinician Implementation Strategy Stage 2: high intensity clinician training

"This includes two components:~1. Team facilitation to help the primary care team (advance practice provider, nurse, social worker) work together to create roles and responsibilities for accomplishing goals of care conversations with patients~2. A patient list trigger of patients potentially eligible for goals of care conversations (the patient study population) will be sent to the primary care clinicians."

BEHAVIORAL

Low patient engagement

Patients will be sent information about goals of care conversations, including the PREPARE website.

BEHAVIORAL

High patient engagement

Patients will be sent information about goals of care conversations, including the PREPARE website. Follow-up phone calls to discuss goals of care conversations and the PREPARE website will be made.

Trial Locations (3)

94304-1207

VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto

90073-1003

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA, West Los Angeles

80045-7211

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO, Aurora

All Listed Sponsors
lead

VA Office of Research and Development

FED