PRISM Race and Communication Pilot RCT

Description

This is a pilot randomized trial of 60 patients to test feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of PRISM to improve resilience and facilitate improved patient-clinician communication in racially minorities patients with serious illness.

Conditions

Discrimination, Racial, Communication, Chronic Illness, Bias, Racial

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Study overview

This is a pilot randomized trial of 60 patients to test feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of PRISM to improve resilience and facilitate improved patient-clinician communication in racially minorities patients with serious illness.

Racial Inequities in End-of-life Healthcare: How Perceived Discrimination Affects Communication and Decision-making During Serious Illness

PRISM Race and Communication Pilot RCT

Condition
Discrimination, Racial
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Seattle

University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98112

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Seriously ill adults with median life expectancy of two years or less (e.g. metastatic cancer or inoperable lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<35% predicted or oxygen dependence, restrictive lung disease with total lung capacity (TLC) \<50% predicted, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, or Child's class C cirrhosis or Model for End Stage Liver Disease(MELD) \>17)
  • * Hospitalized at either Harborview Medical Center or University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake
  • * At least 18 years of age
  • * English-speaking
  • * No cognitive impairment precluding completion of surveys or participation in the PRISM sessions
  • * Younger than 18 years of age
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Ccgnitive impairment that would preclude completion of surveys and participation in the PRISM sessions.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Washington,

Crystal E Brown, MD, MA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Washington

Study Record Dates

2024-07