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Conditions
End of Life Care
Interventions
Counseling (Care giver burden focus), Counseling (patient autonomy focus)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Ascension Health
Industry
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Conditions
Advance Care Planning
Interventions
Facilitated Group ACP Session, Facilitated one-on-one ACP visits
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
650 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Fremont, California • Oakland, California • San Francisco, California
Conditions
End-Stage Renal Disease
Interventions
Nudge for PHPC Referral
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
285 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Terminal Illness, Chronic Illness, Communication
Interventions
Hello (serious game), The Conversation Project (CP) Starter Kit, Table Topics (general conversation game)
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
1,800 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
79
States / cities
Athens, Alabama • Kingman, Arizona • Show Low, Arizona + 70 more
Conditions
Cancer
Interventions
Attention control (reading), Touch, Caring and Cancer DVD program
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Collinge and Associates, Inc.
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 120 Years
Enrollment
228 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2009
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Kittery, Maine • Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
End-Stage Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease
Interventions
Metoprolol Succinate, Carvedilol
Drug
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
2,540 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
18
States / cities
Long Beach, California • Aurora, Colorado • West Haven, Connecticut + 15 more
Conditions
Advance Directives, Resuscitation Orders
Interventions
Standardized explanation
Other
Lead sponsor
Partners in Internal Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions
End of Life Care
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2008 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
No. Little Rock, Arkansas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Palliative Care for Elderly Outpatients

NCT03209440
Conditions
Cancer Terminal
Interventions
Dignity Therapy - Nurse Led, Usual care, Dignity Therapy - Chaplain Led
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
55 Years and older
Enrollment
579 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Congenital Disorders
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Other
Eligibility
1 Year to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
1995 – 2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
End Stage Renal Disease
Interventions
Palliative care consultation
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Vermont
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
39 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Burlington, Vermont
Conditions
End Stage Liver Disease
Interventions
Advance Care Planning Video Decision Support Tool, Verbal Narrative
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
End Stage Liver Disease, Decompensated Cirrhosis of Liver
Interventions
Palliative Care
Other
Lead sponsor
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 120 Years
Enrollment
1,494 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2025
U.S. locations
19
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama • Phoenix, Arizona • Fresno, California + 15 more
Conditions
Advanced Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Interventions
Early palliative care consultation, Care as usual
Other
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
136 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Improving Communication About Serious Illness

NCT01933789
Conditions
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care, Communication, Advance Care Planning, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Heart Failure, End Stage Liver Disease, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Interventions
Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
817 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2016
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Renton, Washington • Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Palliative Care, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Decision Making, Decision Support Techniques, Renal Dialysis, Dialysis, Kidney Diseases, Nephrologists, Decision Aid, End of Life, End-Stage Renal Disease, Late-Stage Renal Disease, Communication, Life-Supporting Treatments
Interventions
Best Case/Worst Case communication tool training
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Other
Eligibility
60 Years and older
Enrollment
407 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2026
U.S. locations
11
States / cities
Denver, Colorado • Chicago, Illinois • Baltimore, Maryland + 7 more
Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms
Interventions
Acupuncture
Procedure
Lead sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
105 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2006
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Any Disease Causing Death in the ICU or Within 24 Hours of Discharge From the ICU
Interventions
Education, Local Champions, Institution Feedback, Academic Detailing, Institutional Forms
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
3,498 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2003 – 2010
U.S. locations
15
States / cities
Bellevue, Washington • Bremerton, Washington • Burien, Washington + 5 more
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Culturally Tailoring an Advance Care Planning Intervention for American Indians

NCT05304117
Conditions
Advance Care Planning
Interventions
Advance Care Planning
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Western Carolina University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
155 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Asheville, North Carolina
Conditions
Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cirrhosis, Colon Carcinoma, Lung Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease
Interventions
Values Inventory (VI)
Other
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
55 Years and older
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2004 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
End Stage Kidney Disease
Interventions
Moda-flx Hemodialysis System™
Device
Lead sponsor
Diality Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
San Dimas, California • New Hyde Park, New York • Knoxville, Tennessee + 2 more
Conditions
Health Care Utilization, End Stage Disease
Interventions
Home ACP Video
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
500 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jersey City, New Jersey
Conditions
Aging Problems
Interventions
Prototype
Other
Lead sponsor
Klein Buendel, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
47 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Golden, Colorado • University Park, Pennsylvania
Conditions
End-of-life Care, Palliative Care, Intensive Care Unit
Interventions
Pro-active palliative care
Other
Lead sponsor
West Virginia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
104 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Morgantown, West Virginia