A Portal-based Advance Care Planning Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Cognitive Impairment

Last updated: July 14, 2025
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Memory Loss

Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Treatment

Advance Care Planning Tool - ACPVoice

Standard Advance Care Planning

Standard of Care for Advance Care Planning

Clinical Study ID

NCT06509373
IRB00112143
5K23AG070234-03
  • Ages > 65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this research is to examine the feasibility of using a patient portal based advance care planning (ACP) tool to improve ACP discussions and documentation in persons living with cognitive impairment in outpatient primary care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 65 years old and older

  • Diagnosis of recognized or probable mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia orelevated eRADAR score

  • Completed visit with their primary care provider (PCP) within the past 12 months andhave upcoming PCP visit in next 6 months

  • Have an active patient portal account

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lives in a long-term care facility

  • Severe vision impairment/blindness (as they need to be able to read portal messages)

  • Enrolled in hospice

  • Lacks decisional capacity as deemed by PCP

Study Design

Total Participants: 300
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Advance Care Planning Tool - ACPVoice
Phase:
Study Start date:
August 19, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
August 30, 2025

Study Description

The goal of this study is to explore whether sending a portal-based ACP tool (called ACPVoice) paired with a motivational message within the patient portal before a routine primary care physician visit can improve ACP discussions and documentation within the electronic health record among persons living with cognitive impairment in outpatient primary care.

Connect with a study center

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
    United States

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