Shared Decision Making to Improve Goals of Care Discussions in the Emergency Department
Overview
Tab Title Description
Study type
InterventionalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Rochester, Minnesota: 17-000128
NCT ID: NCT03833622
Sponsor Protocol Number: 17-000128
About this study
The goal of this study is to design a shared decision making intervention to improve goals of care discussions.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients presenting to Mayo Clinic Rochester, Saint Mary's Emergency Department.
- Patients at high risk for critical illness as determined by an Elderly Risk Assessment (ERA) score ≥ 16 (follow link for how to score ERA) or as determined by provider discretion.
- ≥ 60 years of age.
- Ability of patient or LAR to provide informed consent.
- Medically stable at the time of enrollment.
- Able to participate without causing a delay in care.
Exclusion Criteria:
- GCS scores < 15.
- Known to be pregnant.
- Incarcerated or in Police Custody.
- Communication barriers such as visual or hearing impairment that may preclude use of the decision aid.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
More information
Publications
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