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NCT Number: NCT02418403

Consumer Engagement to Increase Advance Care Planning: Patient Randomization

This is a study of the effect of consumer-directed financial incentives on completion of advance care planning among Medi-Cal patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Advance Care Planning

Age range

65 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Partnership HealthPlan of California

Fairfield, California, 94534-1675, United States

About this study

Older adults receiving primary care from one of three clinics contracting with Partnership HealthPlan of California, a multi-county Medi-Cal managed care plan will be mass randomized to receiving educational materials regarding advance care planning with or without a financial reward for completing advance care planning.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Partnership HealthPlan of California enrollee
  • Receipt of primary care from one of 3 participating clinics (Ole, Petaluma, West County)
  • Age > 65

Exclusion criteria

  • > 75

Treatment and study plan

Financial incentive

Behavioral

Offer of money designed to overcome barriers to advance care planning.

Educational website

Behavioral

Research-verson of the "Prepare for your care" website (www.prepareforyourcare.org)

Primary outcomes

  1. Having an advance care planning conversation with one's primary care provider

    Time frame: 3 months

    Primary care providers' documentation of an advance care planning conversation in the chart and/or via a Partnership HealthPlan of California ACP attestation form.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Completion of "Prepare for Your Care" website modules

    Time frame: 3 months

    Logging into the website, completing the modules, and creating an action plan

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Consumer-directed Financial Incentives to Increase Advance Care Planning Among Medi-Cal Patients

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Apr 16, 2015
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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