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A Communication Strategy for Families of Patients Dying in the ICU

NCT00331877 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2006-05-31

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Summary

Decisions to limit life sustaining treatments are made for most patients dying in the ICU, usually with input from the family. The well-being of the family may be jeopardized by involvement in the decision-making process and bereavement. We evaluated the ability of a proactive communication strategy (family conference and providing family members with a bereavement information leaflet) designed to improve family well-being.

Conditions

  • Family of Dying Patient in the ICU

Interventions

PROCEDURE

family conference with bereavement information leaflet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Famirea Study Group

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elie Azoulay, Md, PhD · Famirea Study Group

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
ECT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Completion
2006-01-31

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