Consumer Engagement to Increase Advance Care Planning: Patient Randomization

University of Pittsburgh

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Advance Care Planning

Treatments: Behavioral: Financial incentive; Behavioral: Educational website

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02418403

PRO14110340

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study of the effect of consumer-directed financial incentives on completion of advance care planning among Medi-Cal patients.

Full description

Older adults receiving primary care from one of three clinics contracting with Partnership HealthPlan of California, a multi-county Medi-Cal managed care plan will be mass randomized to receiving educational materials regarding advance care planning with or without a financial reward for completing advance care planning.

Enrollment: 376 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Partnership HealthPlan of California enrollee
• Receipt of primary care from one of 3 participating clinics (Ole, Petaluma, West County)
• Age > 65

Exclusion criteria

• > 75

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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376 participants in 2 patient groups

PREPARE

Active Comparator group

Description:

Access to "Prepare for Your Care" website and written encouragement to discuss ACP with one's PCP.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational website

PREPARE+financial incentive

Experimental group

Description:

Access to "Prepare for Your Care" website and written encouragement to discuss ACP with one's PCP; offer of $50 to complete the website and entry into $1000 lottery for discussing ACP with one's PCP.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Financial incentive

Behavioral: Educational website