FOCUS Pre-Post Study
ConditionSurgery
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Utah
About this trial
The Facilitating Goal-based Conversations for Understanding Surgery (FOCUS) Guide is a communication intervention designed to support discussion and documentation of the goal for surgery during outpatient surgical consultations. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the FOCUS guide in prompting discussion of the goal for surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥65 years.
Presenting for in-person outpatient consultation regarding major non-urgent surgery with an enrolled surgeon.
Ability to provide informed consent.
English-speaking.
Disqualifiers
Surgeons with a predominantly pediatric practice
Transplant surgeons
Anticipated life expectancy <3 months.
Inability to complete study procedures.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- FOCUS Guide
Treatment groups
180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Utah
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov