New toolkit aims to ease tough hospital transfer choices for seniors
NCT ID NCT07153341
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a toolkit called STEP that helps long-term care residents, their families, and nurses make better decisions about whether to go to the hospital during a health crisis. About 200 residents and their care partners will use the toolkit and complete surveys to measure how confident they feel about their choices. Researchers will compare results before and after the toolkit is used to see if it reduces confusion and improves decision-making.
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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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 Residents-care partner dyads: * Must be residents of either Perley Health or Bruyère Health Saint-Louis LTC home. * Residents must be 55 years of age or older. * Must be able to communicate in French or English. Both members of the dyad will be included where applicable. For dyads in which residents do not have the capacity to participate, inclusion will occur through the involvement of their substitute decision-maker (e.g., power of attorney for personal care). LTC staff: * Must be a nurse, nurse practitioner, social service worker or physician actively involved in care planning, annual conferences, or managing acute health events at Perley Health or Bruyère Health. * Must have been employed at the LTC home for at least 6 months to ensure familiarity with the care environment and residents. * Must play a role in facilitating discussions, providing clinical input (where applicable), or guiding decision-making processes related to hospital transitions or acute care management. * Must be able to communicate in French or English.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bruyère Health Saint-Louis Long-Term Care
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1C 2Z6, Canada
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Perley Health
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1G 4B2, Canada