ACP Video Intervention for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness

Last updated: October 13, 2025
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Home ACP Video

Clinical Study ID

NCT04778761
2020P001277
  • Ages > 21
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this research is to increase patients' knowledge about advance care planning (ACP) discussions and hospice care for patients with serious illness receiving home-based care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 21 or over

  • Have a one-year prognosis or less as determined by Clover Health's validatedalgorithm

  • Speak either English or one of the other 25 languages in which the videointervention is available

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Visually impaired beyond 20/200 corrected

  • Acute psychiatric illness or other comorbid condition that impairs cognitive abilityto participate in advance care planning discussion as determined by the primaryHouse Call Provider.

Study Design

Total Participants: 500
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Home ACP Video
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
December 01, 2026

Study Description

ACP is a process that allows patients to communicate their wishes and preferences or medical care, when they are seriously ill, to their medical providers. The study investigators would like to assess whether a home-ACP video can improve patient-clinician communication about patients wishes for their medical care and lead to more patient-centered care.

This study is a randomized clinical trial of a Home-ACP intervention among 500 adult patients with serious illness receiving medical care at home with the Clover Health House Calls Program. Study participants will be assigned to one of two groups. In one group, participants will continue to receive usual care with their home-based care team. In the second group, participants will continue to receive their usual care with their home-based care team and also view an ACP video that helps them understand ACP and provides education about ACP and hospice care.

Connect with a study center

  • Clover Health

    Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Clover Health

    Jersey City 5099836, New Jersey 5101760 07302
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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