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ICU Family Communication Study

NCT00720200 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 593

Last updated 2014-09-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to improve care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by focusing on communication with family members of patients who are too sick to make decisions about their own care while they are in the ICU. The randomized trial will test the efficacy of a communication intervention designed to improve communication between families and clinicians through the use of a facilitator. Outcome evaluation occurs at the level of the individual family with surveys completed by families and clinicians.

Conditions

  • Depression
  • Depressive Symptoms
  • Anxiety
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • ICU Hospitalization
  • Care and Treatment in ICU

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Facilitator-Based intervention

Family Members receiving facilitator-based intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Family Members receiving usual care/clinical interaction

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH · University of Washington, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

  • Ruth A Engelberg, PhD · University of Washington, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases
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Read the full study record

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