Multiprofessional Advance Care Planning and Shared Decision Making for End of Life Care — MAPS  

Palliative Patients Clinical Trial

Official title: Multiprofessional Advance Care Planning and Shared Decision-making for End of Life Care MAPS Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Multiprofessional Advance Care Planning and shared decision making for end of live care for terminal patients and their relatives.

The aim of this study is to develop, implement and test a complex intervention for improving patients' preparation for and participation in end of life decisions. In cooperation with local, national and international partners, the investigators will focus on strategies to enhance advance care planning and shared decision making on end of life issues, and documentation and transferability of end of life decisions across health care settings in coordinated approach involving patients, their families and care givers (in and out of hospital).

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Palliative Patients
• Surrogate Decision Maker

• NCT number: NCT01914848
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Zurich
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2013
• Completion date: August 2015