New approach helps vulnerable residents plan future healthcare
NCT ID NCT06129149
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested a trauma-informed advance care planning (ACP) intervention for 30 adults living in affordable housing in Nashville. The program involved a single, flexible conversation guided by a checklist adapted from existing ACP guides. Researchers measured changes in ACP beliefs, processes, and actions, as well as how acceptable and feasible the intervention was to participants. The goal is to gather data to design a larger study that supports whole-person care and proactive planning for times when residents cannot make their own healthcare decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trauma-informed advance care planning conversation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a larger study that helps affordable housing residents plan their future healthcare wishes more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is a single conversation, so lasting impact is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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.
- 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: * an adult (18+) residing in an affordable housing unit that does not have a completed advance directive Exclusion Criteria: * inability to provide informed consent or participate in the intervention due to cognitive, auditory, visual impairment or non-English language barrier
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Urban Housing Solutions
Nashville, Tennessee, 37217, United States
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