Advance Care PlanningNCT06247215
Building Resilience for Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Chinese Americans
An observational study of Advance Care Planning, run by University of Illinois Chicago at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how Chinese Americans engage in advance care planning (ACP) discussions with their family caregivers. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Advance Care Planning
- What is being tested?
- Religious leaders, Chinese Americans and Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussions
- How many people
- 125 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 8 Nov 2023to 18 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 90 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: People who have experience providing spiritual/pastoral care to Chinese Americans in Chicago as a chaplain, pastor, or monk at a health care setting or religious organization in Chicago, or who self-identify as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans living in Chicago with/without having end-of-life care discussions with others. Chinese Americans living with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease, and their family members
Who may be able to join
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Having served as a chaplain, pastor, or monk at a health care setting or religious organization in Chicago;
- Being able to read and respond to questions in English or Mandarin;
- Having experience in having end-of-life discussions with Chinese Americans in Chicago.
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans;
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- Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin or English.
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin;
- Having a family member who is self-identified as a first or second-generation Chinese American/immigrant and has been diagnosed with chronic diseases, such as cancer, hypertension, or heart disease.
Who cannot join
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans with experience in end-of-life care discussions:
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans;
- Having experience discussing end-of-life care decisions with others;
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- Being able to read, write, and respond to questions in either English or Mandarin.
- Group 4
- Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease:
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Self-identify themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans/immigrants;
- Having a diagnosis of chronic diseases, such as cancer, hypertension, or heart disease;
- Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin;
- Being of the non-Hispanic Asian race/ethnicity.
- Having cognitive impairment per a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire with more than 3 errors, or
- Being born in the US.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60607
About this study
Official title: Development of a Culturally Tailored Resilience-Building Intervention to Facilitate Advance Care Planning Discussions Between Chinese American Patients and Their Family Caregivers
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how Chinese Americans engage in advance care planning (ACP) discussions with their family caregivers.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Read more
- How do religious leaders discuss advance care planning and death-related topics with Chinese Americans who are diagnosed with cancer or heart disease in Chicago?
- Are Chinese Americans living in Chicago ready to participate in ACP discussions with their family?
- What kind of support and resources are required to engage in end-of-life care discussions among Chinese Americans/immigrants living in Chicago?
- What do Chinese Americans with cancer, high blood pressure, or heart disease and their family members think about an ACP pamphlet made for Chinese Americans?
Participants will share their experience either through interviews or a survey.
Read the detailed description
The overall objective of this pilot study is to develop a culturally tailored resilience-building intervention for Chinese Americans with cancer or heart disease in Chicago. A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews will be conducted to identify how religious leaders addressed death-related topics with Chinese Americans with cancer, heart disease, or hypertension in Chicago. In addition, a mixed-method study using surveys and focus groups to understand the readiness, support, and resources of Chinese Americans living in Chicago to participate in ACP discussions with their family. Finally, a usability study will ask Chinese Americans with cancer, high blood pressure, or heart disease, and their family members, to share feedback on an ACP pamphlet designed for Chinese Americans.
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning
- Being tested
- Religious leaders, Chinese Americans, Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussions, Chinese Americans with chronic diseases
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Religious leadersOther
Religious leaders who have experience providing pastoral or spiritual care to Chinese Americans living in Chicago
Chinese AmericansOther
Chinese Americans living in Chicago.
Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussionsOther
Chinese Americans who have experience discussing end-of-life care decisions with others.
Chinese Americans with chronic diseasesOther
Chinese Americans who are diagnosed with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease and their family caregivers
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Leaders | Religious leaders providing spiritual care to Chinese Americans Receives: Other: Religious leaders | |
| Chinese Americans living in Chicago | Chinese Americans living in Chicago Receives: Other: Chinese Americans | |
| Chinese Americans for end-of-life care discussions | Chinese Americans with experience in end-of-life care discussions Receives: Other: Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussions | |
| Chinese Americans with chronic disease and their family members | Chinese Americans diagnosed with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease and their family members Receives: Other: Chinese Americans with chronic diseases |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Readiness, Support and Resources for ACP Discussions
The Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey was used to evaluate the readiness for advance care planning discussions among Chinese Americans living in Chicago.
Measured: Immediately at the end of the study
Secondary outcomes (3)
Support Needed for ACP Discussions
An in-depth understanding of the support and resources needed to engage in ACP discussions with their family among Chinese Americans who have experience discussing end-of-life care with others.
Measured: Immediately at the end of the study
Strategies Used for ACP and Death-related Discussions
An in-depth understanding of barriers and strategies used to assist Chinese Americans/immigrants in ACP and death-related discussions.
Measured: Immediately at the end of the study
Acceptability of an ACP pamphlet
An in-depth understanding of Chinese Americans' views and acceptability on an ACP pamphlet.
Measured: Immediately at the end of the study
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Feb 2024
- Study start8 Nov 2023
- Primary completion18 Dec 2025
- Study completion18 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Advance Care PlanningStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Illinois ChicagoThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 125 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06247215
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023-0354
- Other IDs
- P50MD017349
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 30 Jan 2024
- Last updated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development of a Culturally Tailored Resilience-Building Intervention to Facilitate Advance Care Planning Discussions Between Chinese American Patients and Their Family Caregivers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06247215
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2023-0354
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 125 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois ChicagoUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Study start
- 8 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how Chinese Americans engage in advance care planning (ACP) discussions with their family caregivers.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- How do religious leaders discuss advance care planning and death-related topics with Chinese Americans who are diagnosed with cancer or heart disease in Chicago?
- Are Chinese Americans living in Chicago ready to participate in ACP discussions with their family?
- What kind of support and resources are required to engage in end-of-life care discussions among Chinese Americans/immigrants living in Chicago?
- What do Chinese Americans with cancer, high blood pressure, or heart disease and their family members think about an ACP pamphlet made for Chinese Americans?
Participants will share their experience either through interviews or a survey.
Detailed description
The overall objective of this pilot study is to develop a culturally tailored resilience-building intervention for Chinese Americans with cancer or heart disease in Chicago. A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews will be conducted to identify how religious leaders addressed death-related topics with Chinese Americans with cancer, heart disease, or hypertension in Chicago. In addition, a mixed-method study using surveys and focus groups to understand the readiness, support, and resources of Chinese Americans living in Chicago to participate in ACP discussions with their family. Finally, a usability study will ask Chinese Americans with cancer, high blood pressure, or heart disease, and their family members, to share feedback on an ACP pamphlet designed for Chinese Americans.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Leaders | – | Other: Religious leadersReligious leaders providing spiritual care to Chinese Americans |
| Chinese Americans living in Chicago | – | Other: Chinese AmericansChinese Americans living in Chicago |
| Chinese Americans for end-of-life care discussions | – | Other: Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussionsChinese Americans with experience in end-of-life care discussions |
| Chinese Americans with chronic disease and their family members | – | Other: Chinese Americans with chronic diseasesChinese Americans diagnosed with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease and their family members |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- People who have experience providing spiritual/pastoral care to Chinese Americans in Chicago as a chaplain, pastor, or monk at a health care setting or religious organization in Chicago, or who self-identify as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans living in Chicago with/without having end-of-life care discussions with others. Chinese Americans living with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease, and their family members
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Having served as a chaplain, pastor, or monk at a health care setting or religious organization in Chicago;
- Being able to read and respond to questions in English or Mandarin;
- Having experience in having end-of-life discussions with Chinese Americans in Chicago.
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
Key exclusion criteria (16 listed)
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Age ≥ 18 years of age;
- Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans;
- Having experience discussing end-of-life care decisions with others;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Religious leadersReligious leaders who have experience providing pastoral or spiritual care to Chinese Americans living in Chicago | Other | Religious Leaders |
| Chinese AmericansChinese Americans living in Chicago. | Other | Chinese Americans living in Chicago |
| Chinese Americans with end-of-life care discussionsChinese Americans who have experience discussing end-of-life care decisions with others. | Other | Chinese Americans for end-of-life care discussions |
| Chinese Americans with chronic diseasesChinese Americans who are diagnosed with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease and their family caregivers | Other | Chinese Americans with chronic disease and their family members |
Primary outcome
Readiness, Support and Resources for ACP Discussions
Time frame: Immediately at the end of the study
The Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey was used to evaluate the readiness for advance care planning discussions among Chinese Americans living in Chicago.
3 secondary outcomes
Support Needed for ACP Discussions
Time frame: Immediately at the end of the study
Strategies Used for ACP and Death-related Discussions
Time frame: Immediately at the end of the study
Acceptability of an ACP pamphlet
Time frame: Immediately at the end of the study
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Jan 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Advance Care Planning, run by University of Illinois Chicago at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Readiness, Support and Resources for ACP Discussions (time frame: Immediately at the end of the study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jan 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.