Start:
May 2012
End:
July 2015
Enrollment:
300
This randomized controlled trial will examine whether decision support for goals of care can improve the quality of communication, decision-making, and palliative care for nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
Minimum Age: 65 Years
++Surrogate for nursing home resident with advanced dementia, paired with resident with advanced dementia
++Non-related legal surrogate without personal knowledge of resident
Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.
Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.
Lead: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborator Sponsor
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01565642
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