Anticipating Decline and Providing Therapy (NCT06182995)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This pilot feasibility study will be a randomized control trial of usual care following Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge compared to the Anticipating Decline and Providing Therapy (ADAPT) screening and support intervention. The trial aims to enroll 120 older adults (age 60 or older).
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (11 items).
Location: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Death during initial hospitalization and/or discharge to Hospice
- Life-expectancy \< 6 months from pre-existing illness (defined as diagnosis of metastatic cancer, cirrhosis, advanced heart failure, prior palliative care referral)
- Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
- Continued residence in skilled nursing facility or rehab that prevents ability to complete study telephone call at time of first cognitive screen attempt
- Prior history of dementia in electronic health record
- Language or communication barrier that prohibits intervention participation
- Participant cannot identify family or caregiver contact or family/caregiver unwilling to participate
- Subject or legally authorized representative (LAR) decline consent
- Unstable telephone service for contact after hospital discharge
- Primary residence outside of North Carolina
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.