The Chit-Chat Educational Intervention to Promote Advance Care Planning in the Community

Family Members Clinical Trial

Official title:

Empowering Family Members of Older Adults With Multi-morbidity in Advance Care Planning Conversations: Development and Feasibility Testing of the Chit-Chat Educational Intervention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06296719
• Other study ID #: ACP Community 2024
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2024
• Est. completion date: June 2025

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: Doris YP Leung, PhD
• Phone: 852 2766 6423
• Email: doris.yp.eung[@]polyu.edu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effect size of the Chit-Chat intervention on ACP engagement among family members of older adults with multi-morbidity.

Description:

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all eligible participants will be asked to provide written informed consent for study entry. At week 0, participants will be randomized in an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial in a 1:1 ratio to received the Chit-Chat intervention (two 2-hr weekly educational sessions) or wait-list control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 or above;
• a family member of a relative who aged 60 or above and lives with at least two severe chronic diseases such as cancer, dementia, lung, heart, liver, and renal disease.
• they perceived themselves will take part in taking care of their relatives in the near future;
• able to read and communicate in Cantonese.

Exclusion Criteria:

• they are cognitively incompetence (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 23);
• their relatives have been referred to palliative care service before the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Family Members
• Old Age

Intervention

Other:
• Chit-Chat
Participants will receive the 2 sessions of the Chit-Chat intervention on a weekly basis.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	ACP engagement	The validated Chinese version of the ACP Engagement Survey - Surrogate Decision Maker consists of 17 items covering 4 dimensions: role cognition, contemplation, self-efficacy, and readiness. The questionnaire used a 5-point Likert scale to gather response. The total score can range between 17 and 85, with higher score indicating higher level of ACP engagement.	2 Weeks; 1-month follow-up
Secondary	Knowledge of ACP	The Knowledge Questionnaire consists of five items which address the purposes of ADs, EOL discussion, and issues related to ACP. The possible range of the total score is 0-5, with higher scores indicating better knowledge.	2 Weeks; 1-month follow-up