Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:51 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:51 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06378151
Brief Summary:
A randomized controlled trial of a structured conversation between clinicians and patients/surrogates to facilitate shared decision-making for intensive care use in seriously ill older adults being admitted to the intensive care unit from the emergency department.
Detailed Description:
A randomized controlled trial of a structured conversation between clinicians and patients/surrogates to facilitate shared decision-making for intensive care use (i.e., Time-Limited Trial, TLT) in seriously ill older adults being admitted to the intensive care unit from the emergency department (ED).
The goal is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of TLT initiated in the ED for seriously ill older adults who are starting intensive care.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is TLT feasible to be conducted by trained ED clinicians?
* Do patients or their surrogates find TLT acceptable in understanding and respecting their end-of-life care preferences?
Participants will be:
* Attending physicians, resident physicians, or mid-level providers working in the ED who are willing to be randomized to become the study interventionists to conduct TLT conversations.
* Seriously ill older adults receiving intensive care in the ED.
Researchers will compare clinicians using TLT with those providing usual care to see if TLT leads to improved patient-centered decision-making and better alignment with patients' end-of-life care preferences.
Study:
NCT06378151
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06378151