Study aims to ease tough conversations for chinese american families
NCT ID NCT06247215
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how Chinese Americans talk about advance care planning—decisions about end-of-life care—with their families. Researchers interviewed religious leaders, patients with chronic diseases, and family caregivers in Chicago to understand their needs and readiness. The goal is to create a culturally tailored program that supports these important conversations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a culturally sensitive program that helps Chinese American families talk about end-of-life care more comfortably.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a small, specific group, so results may not apply to all Chinese Americans or other communities.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
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
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Group 1 Inclusion criteria for religious leaders: * 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. Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent. Group 2 Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans living in Chicago: * Age ≥ 18 years of age; * Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans; * Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin or English. Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent. 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; * Being able to read, write, and respond to questions in either English or Mandarin. Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent. 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. Exclusion criteria: * Having cognitive impairment per a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire with more than 3 errors, or * Being born in the US. Inclusion criteria for their family members: * 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. Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
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