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App aids ICU families in tough choices

NCT ID NCT07469878

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: CHIA-HUI MA Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a smartphone program to help family members of terminally ill patients in the ICU make medical decisions. Researchers enrolled 70 primary decision-makers and measured how much conflict they felt about choices. The goal was to see if the app could improve decision quality.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

70 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2021

Finished

Nov 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: -Patients diagnosed with terminal cancer or the eight designated non-cancer terminal diseases. Patients determined to have a terminal and irreversible condition by two attending physicians. Primary family decision-makers who are aged 20 years or older and provide informed consent to participate in the study. Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese and possess basic literacy skills. Exclusion Criteria: * Cases where all family members reside abroad and have appointed an alternative healthcare proxy. Those who have already received end-of-life decision-making consultations prior to ICU admission. Patients who already have a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status annotated and have confirmed their end-of-life care preferences.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ma Chia Hui

    New Taipei City, 251, Taiwan