Clinical trial · Interventional
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
NCT00122135CI-TRIAL-00020176Aim3completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this research agenda is to improve the quality of end-of-life care by explicitly identifying values that will guide the decision-making process, with a particular emphasis on the role of ethnic, racial and cultural factors.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Kidney Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cirrhosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colon Carcinoma | Colon Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values Inventory (VI) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Patients without Values Inventory (VI)
- description
- Clinic encounter w/physician \& patient and/or surrogate - Patients who did not receive the VI prior to their physician clinic encounter
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Patients with Values Inventory (VI)
- description
- Clinic encounter w/physician \& patient and/or surrogate - Patients who completed the VI prior to their physician clinic encounter
- interventionNames
- Other: Values Inventory (VI)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Presence of Discussions About End of Life Care Goals/Wishes
- timeFrame
- immediate
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 55 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible patients will be at risk for 6-12 month mortality and have one of the following diagnoses: * congestive heart failure, with ejection fraction of \<25%; * severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema with dependence on oxygen; * chronic liver disease with cirrhosis and ascites; * colon carcinoma with liver metastases; or * non-small cell cancer of the lung, stage III or IV * chronic kidney disease on renal replacement therapy, with previous hospitalization * All participants will be age 55 years or older and will be recruited through the clinics at the Houston VAMC. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with dementia * Patients less than 55 years old
References
Publications (15)
- RESULTBraun UK, Beyth RJ, Ford ME, McCullough LB. Defining limits in care of terminally ill patients. BMJ. 2007 Feb 3;334(7587):239-41. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39048.475046.68. PMID 17272566
- RESULTBraun UK, Beyth RJ, Ford ME, McCullough LB. Voices of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic surrogates on the burdens of end-of-life decision making. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Mar;23(3):267-74. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0487-7. Epub 2008 Jan 3. PMID 18172738
- RESULTBraun UK, Kunik ME, Pham C. Treating depression in terminally ill patients can optimize their physical comfort at the end of life and provide them the opportunity to confront and prepare for death. Geriatrics. 2008 Jun;63(6):25-7. PMID 18512998
- RESULTBraun UK, McCullough LB, Beyth RJ, Wray NP, Kunik ME, Morgan RO. Racial and ethnic differences in the treatment of seriously ill patients: a comparison of African-American, Caucasian and Hispanic veterans. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Sep;100(9):1041-51. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31442-5. PMID 18807433
- RESULTBraun UK, Naik AD, McCullough LB. Reconceptualizing the experience of surrogate decision making: reports vs genuine decisions. Ann Fam Med. 2009 May-Jun;7(3):249-53. doi: 10.1370/afm.963. PMID 19433843
- RESULTBraun UK, Ford ME, Beyth RJ, McCullough LB. The physician's professional role in end-of-life decision-making: voices of racially and ethnically diverse physicians. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Jul;80(1):3-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.10.018. Epub 2009 Nov 30. PMID 19948388
- RESULTBraun UK, Ford ME, McCullough L, Beyth RJ. Discussing End-of-Life Decision Making: Views of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Physicians. [Abstract]. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2006 Aug 1; 10(4):332.
- RESULTNambiar A, McCullough L, Ford M, Beyth R, Braun UK. Discussing End-of-Life Decision Making: Views of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Physicians. [Abstract]. The Gerontologist. 2006 Oct 1; 46(Special Issue 1):402.