NCT07465770

Optimizing Medical Decisions and Care for Adult Orphans

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program designed to improve clinicians' ability to care for adult orphans. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to examine the effects of the training program on clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice related to caring for adult orphans at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention.

Detailed description

A training program for clinicians on caring for adult orphans has been developed based on an extensive review of the literature. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the program in clinical settings. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted among clinicians working in healthcare settings. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving the training program or a control group receiving usual practice. The effectiveness of the training program will be assessed by measuring clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice related to caring for adult orphans using structured questionnaires at baseline, 1 month after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention.

Conditions

• Social Isolation
• Health Services Accessibility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Caring for Adult Orphans	The Caring for Adult Orphans training program has been developed to improve clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice in caring for adult orphans. The program consists of three components: A film highlighting issues related to adult orphans and unbefriended older adults. A second film introducing the Hospice Palliative Care Act and the Patient Right to Autonomy Act to enhance participants' understanding of relevant legal and ethical frameworks. Three common clinical scenarios involving the care of adult orphans, used for group discussion and structured debriefing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-30
• Primary completion: 2026-10-31
• Completion: 2027-01-31
• First posted: 2026-03-12
• Last updated: 2026-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan