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Palliative Care in People Living With HIV/AIDS: Integrating Into Standard of Care
NCT01775436 · View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Study Summary
Our goal is to advance palliative care with persons living with AIDS (PLWA) or life-limiting co-morbidities to decrease suffering and increase quality of life (QOL). Left without advance care planning (ACP) for end-of-life decision, miscommunication and disagreements may result in families being charged with neglect or court battles over treatment choices, unmet care or delivery of unnecessary or unwanted care, and non-relative caregivers being dismissed (e.g. gay partners). We hope to increase families' understandings of their family member's wishes for end-of-life care to decrease conflict through the FAmily-CEntered Advance (FACE) Care Planning intervention. We will also study communication, quality of life, and spiritual struggle. Families will be randomized into either the Control (N=96 families) or the FACE Intervention (n=192 dyads). FACE families will meet with a trained/certified researcher for two 60-minute sessions scheduled one week apart: Session 1: The Respecting Choices Interview®; and Session 2: Completion of The Five Wishes©. Control families will also meet with a researcher for two 60-minute sessions scheduled one week apart: Session 1: Developmental History; and Session 2: Nutrition and Exercise. Questionnaires will be administered five times, Baseline and at 3, 6, 12 and 18 month post-intervention, for an average of 2 years. AIM 1. To determine the efficacy of FACE on congruence in treatment preferences between PLWA and their surrogates over time, and the effect of the pattern of congruence development trajectory on healthcare utilization (i.e., distal outcomes: number of hospitalizations, dialysis, ER visits). Hypothesis A: Development of congruence may not be homogeneous and FACE may influence the pattern of congruence development. Hypothesis B: Different patterns of congruence development may have different effects on health care utilization. Hypothesis C: Compared to Controls, FACE participants will better maintain congruence over time.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL FAmily-CEntered Advance Care Planning
- BEHAVIORAL Healthy Living Control
Study Locations (5)
District of Columbia
- Georgetown University Hospital — Washington D.C.
- Children's National Medical Center — Washington D.C.
- Institute for Clinical Research, Inc. (Affiliated with Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Washington, DC) — Washington D.C.
- MedStar Health Research Institute/Washington Hospital Center — Washington D.C.
- George Washington University — Washington D.C.
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 444 participants |
| Start Date | 2013-10-13 |
| Est. Completion | 2017-03-28 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT01775436
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT01775436 describes a study currently listed as completed. It is categorized as NA, which is the standard way researchers label where a study sits along the investigational pathway from early safety work through later efficacy and post-marketing evaluation. The registered enrollment target is 444 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Children's National Research Institute, which has 114 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov, and sponsors are the parties responsible for study design, oversight, and regulatory filings.
The record links to 1 condition, with HIV appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions — of which FAmily-CEntered Advance Care Planning is the first listed. Interventions can include drugs, devices, procedures, behavioral programs, or observational arms, and each is tracked as a separate registry field so that downstream queries can filter accurately. When a trial lists multiple interventions, it usually reflects a multi-arm design or a comparison protocol rather than a single treatment being tested in isolation. The brief summary published in the registry is the clearest source of protocol intent and should be read before drawing conclusions from any sidebar tags.
Geographic footprint matters for practical reasons: NCT01775436 reports 5 study locations spanning 1 distinct geographic area — top geographies include District of Columbia. A larger site network tends to correlate with broader recruitment capacity, but it does not imply anything about study quality, and site-level enrollment status can diverge from the overall registry status shown above. Every data point on this page comes from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and is reproduced here for reference only; it is not a medical recommendation, an endorsement of the sponsor, or an invitation to enroll. Verify current status, eligibility criteria, and contact details directly at ClinicalTrials.gov, and discuss any participation decision with your own healthcare provider.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT01775436 about?
NCT01775436 is a clinical study titled "Palliative Care in People Living With HIV/AIDS: Integrating Into Standard of Care". Our goal is to advance palliative care with persons living with AIDS (PLWA) or life-limiting co-morbidities to decrease suffering and increase quality of life (QOL). Left without advance care planning (ACP) for end-of-life decision, miscommunication and disagreements may result in families being cha...
What is the current status of trial NCT01775436?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 444 participants. The study started on 2013-10-13. Estimated completion is 2017-03-28.
What conditions does trial NCT01775436 study?
This clinical trial studies the following conditions: HIV. These conditions were identified from the trial registry and reflect the primary focus areas of the research.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01775436?
The interventions under investigation include: FAmily-CEntered Advance Care Planning (BEHAVIORAL), Healthy Living Control (BEHAVIORAL). Each intervention is being evaluated for safety and efficacy as part of this clinical study.
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01775436?
This trial is sponsored by Children's National Research Institute, which has 114 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. The sponsor is responsible for the study's design, funding, and regulatory compliance.
Where is trial NCT01775436 being conducted?
This trial has 5 study locations across District of Columbia. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.
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