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Video Images About Decisions for Ethical Outcomes in the Emergency Department (VIDEO-ED)

Recruiting
50 years of age
Both
Phase N/A

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Overview

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in the Emergency Department Setting to improve advance care planning documentation.

Description

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in the Emergency Department setting shown to patients followed by a brief advance care planning discussion and then relay that discussion to the patient's primary care provider and/or admitting clinical team and look at rates of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record over time. Primary outcome is advance care planning documentation in the EHR at 3 months.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • anyone aged 65 and over or anyone aged over 50-64 with an indicator of serious illness

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non english or spanish speakers those with a POLST legally blind medically non stable requiring ICU level care

Study details

Emergencies

NCT04931797

Massachusetts General Hospital

26 January 2024

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