A Study to Address End-of-Life Disparities Among African Americans with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Overview
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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
- Jacksonville, Florida: 20-005404
About this study
The purpose of this study is to reduce disparities in end-of-life care by increasing engagement in advance care planning among African Americans with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia and their caregivers.
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.
The study population will include primarily elderly African American individuals – men and women – with mild cognitive impairment and dementia and their caregivers of any gender and New Town community members who agree to participate in an intervention related to end-of-life care planning. Community members involved in the study will work with the study team to develop and implement the intervention. The study is designed to assess the impact of a refined advanced care planning intervention on knowledge about advance care planning and readiness to complete an advance directive in an effort to increase end-of-life care planning in African Americans with dementia and their caregivers. In order to accomplish this, human subjects within the African American community are necessary to assist with the study design and the implementation of the intervention.
The study aims to recruit at least 50 African Americans in the New Town Community who have self-reported mild cognitive impairment or dementia and their caregivers. Recruitment of these participants will be through IRB-approved procedures and flyers, with distribution through the New Town Community by community members and study staff who have participated in the development of the program.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
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Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator Maisha Robinson, M.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
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