New web tool aids dementia patients in sharing End-of-Life wishes
NCT ID NCT05909189
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a web-based platform called LEAD that helps people in the early stages of Alzheimer's or dementia talk about and document their end-of-life care preferences. The goal is to make it easier for them and their care partners to feel confident in making future medical decisions. The study involves 120 pairs of patients and their care partners.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Care Recipient (CR) is age 50+ * CR Is interested in having conversations about and documenting wishes for future end-of-life care * CR has noticed changes in memory or thinking skills indicative of preclinical or early stage of AD, OR * CR has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, or another type of dementia and in the preclinical or early stage * Care Partner (CP) is age 18+ * CP is a Spouse/partner, family member, or close friend of CR Exclusion Criteria: * Has moderate to severe symptoms of dementia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah College of Nursing
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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