NCT05421728 · ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Effectiveness of Engaging in Advance Care Planning Talks (ENACT) Group Visits in Primary Care for Older Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
This trial tests whether group conversations about advance care planning, led by a geriatrician and social worker in a primary care setting, help older adults better document and communicate their medical wishes. Two 2-hour group sessions are compared against simply mailing people written materials. This is a Phase NA behavioral study, meaning it evaluates a care delivery approach rather than a drug or device.
Eligibility criteria
Patient Participants: Inclusion Criteria: * 70 or older * At least one clinic visit in past year * No advanced care planning (ACP) document in electronic health record based on a clinic-level, population-based report * Preferred language English for UCHealth clinics or preferred language English or Spanish for Denver Health clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to demonstrate informed consent * Does not have ready access to a telephone * Inability to travel to clinic * Moving out of area in 6 months * Inability to participate in group visits due to hearing impairment as determined by clinic and/or study staff * A household member (same address) is already enrolled Caregivers Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 and older * Preferred language English for UCHealth clinics or preferred language English or Spanish for Denver Health clinic * Patient with potential cognitive impairment consented to participate in study Exclusion Criteria: * Does not have ready access to a telephone * Inability to travel to clinic * Moving out of area in 6 months * Inability to participate in group visits due to hearing impairment as determined by clinic and/or study staff Clinic Stakeholders Inclusion Criteria: * Work as a multidisciplinary team member at a participating primary care clinic in the study * English speaking as a preferred language * Invited to participate in interviews or focus groups after the ENACT Group Visits intervention Exclusion Criteria: - Inability to provide informed consent
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2025-09-26