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Group Advanced Care Planning Pilot for Veterans
Sponsor: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Summary
The proposed research aims to engage participants in group educational sessions to facilitate learning of topics related to advanced care planning and to determine whether this approach is more effective than usual care alone.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-07-15
Completion Date
2027-12-01
Last Updated
2026-01-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Group Advance Care Planning Education
Those assigned to the group ACP arm will receive usual care and the intervention which consists of 2 virtual or in-person sessions for a total of 2 hours by a trained community health worker/health educator. Sessions will introduce advanced care planning, help veterans discuss their goals of care with their care teams and learn how to discuss with their families and oncologist, and filing an advanced directive. Participants will be surveyed and interviewed at baseline and again at 8 months post-enrollment.
Locations (1)
VA Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, United States