Recruiting

CMCFODA

Sponsor:

Yaolin Pei

Code:

NCT07370311

Conditions

Dementia Caregivers

End of Life Decision Making

Advanced Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 21 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Chinese version of Making Choices Feeding Options for Patients with Dementia Decision Aid

Study Details

Brief summary:

Family caregivers of people with dementia have to decide between tube feeding and hand feeding when persistent eating problems arise. This decision can be difficult for Chinese American dementia caregivers, due to the interplay of culture, potential absence of a patient's advance directive, poor understanding of dementia, and lack of knowledge on the risks and benefits of tube feeding. In this polit study, the principal investigator examines whether a culturally adapted decision aid intervention regarding feeding options named "Chinese version of Making Choices Feeding Options for Patients with Dementia Decision Aid" (CMCFODA) will improve Chinese American caregivers' decision-making about feeding options in patients with moderate or advanced dementia. The proposed study advances the field by providing critical evidence to inform the development and implementation of culturally adapted decision support interventions in end-of-life dementia care.

Conditions

Dementia Caregivers

End of Life Decision Making

Advanced Dementia

Study ID

NCT07370311

Start date

Mar 24, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Jul 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 21 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 21 years and older
  • Self-identify as Chinese
  • Providing caregiving or involvement in end-of-life care decision-making for older Chinese adults with: a) moderate or advanced dementia, b) feeding difficulties, and c) poor oral intake, eating/swallowing problems, or weight loss

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dementia patients are a) receiving tube feeding, b) enrolled in hospice care, or 3) have a documented preference against a feeding tube

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Participation Group

1. Receive usual care (including information from healthcare providers)
2. Receive electrical version of decision aid after all of the data collection

experimental: Intervention/Treatment Group

1. Receive both the electronic and paper version of CMCFODA
2. Receive an individualized decision coaching within two weeks

Interventions

Chinese version of Making Choices Feeding Options for Patients with Dementia Decision Aid

Participants in the treatment group will receive the CMCFODA via zoom meeting or another secure video conferencing platform and an individualized decision coaching.

Primary outcome measure

  • Decision conflict [ Time Frame: Baseline; One-Month Follow-Up; Three-Month Follow-Up ]
  • Knowledge of feeding options and dementia [ Time Frame: Baseline; One-Month Follow-Up; Three-Month Follow-Up ]
  • Expectations of tube feeding [ Time Frame: Baseline; One-Month Follow-Up; Three-Month Follow-Up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Yaolin Pei, Ph.D.

8064708689yaolin.pei@austin.utexas.edu

Locations

School of Nursing at UT Austin

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Contacts

Yaolin Pei, PhD

8064708689yaolin.pei@austin.utexas.edu

peiyaolin1983@gmail.com

Principal Investigator:

Yaolin Pei, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Yaolin Pei

Last update posted

Aug 12, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Chinese Americans
  • feeding options
  • decision aid
  • decision coaching

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yaolin Pei on 2026-08-12.