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Purpose

Our goal is to compare two types of advance directives forms available in English and Spanish to determine which is more easy to use for patients.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Under 18

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Intervention 		Participants in the intervention arm complete the Stanford letter advance directive
  • Other: Randomized clinical study
    Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two advance directives and we will assess which they prefer. This is not a human health intervention
    Other names:
    • Advance Directive
Active Comparator
Control 		Participants in the control arm complete the California state traditional advance directive
  • Other: Randomized clinical study
    Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two advance directives and we will assess which they prefer. This is not a human health intervention
    Other names:
    • Advance Directive

Recruiting Locations

Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, California 94305
Contact:
VJ Periyakoil, MD

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Stanford University

Study Contact

VJ Periyakoil, MD
(650) 493-5000
Periyakoil@stanford.edu

Detailed Description

Step1: Any adult participant who is interested in completing advance directives and able to read and write in English and or Spanish will be eligible to participate in the study Step 2: Online Stanford consent form will be presented before the participants. Only after they read the consent and click on the participation link will they be able to enter the study.Those who are willing to participate will be randomly assigned to either the letter or traditional advance directives in Spanish and study measures. They will also answer questions as to how much they liked and understood the documents. Step 4: The investigators will collect data until the investigators reach an n=1000 Step 5: The investigators will analyze the results and submit for publication. In this protocol, we are assessing whether patients prefer the traditional advance directives or the letter directive. As it is just an questionnaire based study, there no risk for patients.

Notice

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