Trial · NCT04852055
Effect of an Advance Care Planning Intervention
NCT04852055, Not applicable, Completed, Brown University; results first posted 2023-09-11
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ConductScience Library. Effect of an Advance Care Planning Intervention. Trials, record NCT04852055. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT04852055
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Trial
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
- Title
- Effect of an Advance Care Planning Intervention
- NCT number
- NCT04852055
- Status
- Completed
- Phases
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 2,364 participants, actual
- Lead sponsor
- Brown University
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Interventions
- Advance Care Planning Video
- First posted
- 2021-04-21
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04
- Results first posted
- 2023-09-11
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Registered outcomes4
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Do-Not-Resuscitate | 4 months | Percentage of residents with do-not-resuscitate orders documented in the electronic health record at end of follow-up, comparison between usual care and experimental arm |
| Secondary | Do-Not-Hospitalize | 4 months | Percentage of residents in each arm with do-not-hospitalize or comfort care orders documented in the electronic health record at end of follow-up, comparison between usual care and experimental arm |
| Secondary | Advance Care Planning Billing | 4 months | Percentage of residents in each arm with current procedural terminology billing code for advance care planning during follow-up based on Medicare claims data, comparison between usual care and experimental arm. |
| Secondary | Hospitalization | 4 months | Percentage of residents with any inpatient hospitalization during follow-up based on Medicare claims data (the MedPAR file), comparison between usual care and experimental arm. |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcomes4
Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| Type | Outcome | Time frame | Population | Units | Measured as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY | Do-Not-Resuscitate | 4 months | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS | |
| SECONDARY | Do-Not-Hospitalize | 4 months | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS | |
| SECONDARY | Advance Care Planning Billing | 4 months | Only Medicare fee-for-service patients with linked claims data and complete Medicare coverage information were included in this analysis. Medicare Advantage patients were excluded from this analysis. | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS |
| SECONDARY | Hospitalization | 4 months | Only Medicare fee-for-service patients with linked claims data and complete Medicare coverage information were included in this analysis. Medicare Advantage patients were excluded from this analysis. | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Results by group8
Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.
| Outcome | Group | Category | Value | Spread | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do-Not-Resuscitate | Usual Care | 144 | Participants | ||
| Do-Not-Resuscitate | Information | 136 | Participants | ||
| Do-Not-Hospitalize | Usual Care | 35 | Participants | ||
| Do-Not-Hospitalize | Information | 31 | Participants | ||
| Advance Care Planning Billing | Usual Care | 11 | Participants | ||
| Advance Care Planning Billing | Information | 23 | Participants | ||
| Hospitalization | Usual Care | 110 | Participants | ||
| Hospitalization | Information | 113 | Participants |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Participant flow6
How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.
| Period | Milestone | Group | Participants | Units counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Study | STARTED | Usual Care | 1,166 | 80 |
| Overall Study | STARTED | Information | 1,198 | 80 |
| Overall Study | COMPLETED | Usual Care | 997 | 79 |
| Overall Study | COMPLETED | Information | 1,011 | 80 |
| Overall Study | NOT COMPLETED | Usual Care | 169 | 1 |
| Overall Study | NOT COMPLETED | Information | 187 | 0 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Adverse events0
Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.
None in this release.
Adverse event totals6
The totals the trial posted for each group.
| Total | Group | Affected | At risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all-cause mortality | Usual Care | 35 | 1,166 |
| Total, all-cause mortality | Information | 39 | 1,198 |
| Total, other adverse events | Usual Care | 0 | 1,166 |
| Total, other adverse events | Information | 0 | 1,198 |
| Total, serious adverse events | Usual Care | 0 | 1,166 |
| Total, serious adverse events | Information | 0 | 1,198 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Papers0
The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.
None in this release.
Grants1
The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.
| Project | Title | Principal investigators | Organization | Funder | Fiscal years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U54AG063546 | NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory | MOR, VINCENT; BRODY, ABRAHAM AIZER; MITCHELL, SUSAN L | BROWN UNIVERSITY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING | 2019 to 2025 |
Source NIH RePORTER
Trial comparisons6
Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.
| Comparison | Source |
|---|---|
| Information vs Usual Care: Advance Care Planning Billing | Trial comparisons |
| Information vs Usual Care: Do-Not-Resuscitate | Trial comparisons |
| Information vs Usual Care: Do-Not-Hospitalize | Trial comparisons |
| Information vs Usual Care: deaths from any cause | Trial comparisons |
| Information vs Usual Care: Hospitalization | Trial comparisons |
| Information vs Usual Care: serious adverse events | Trial comparisons |
Tests0
The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.
None in this release.
Data dates
The day each source was copied for this release.
Sources 3
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.
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