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Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units (The Four Supports Study)

NCT01107704 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 159

Last updated 2014-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multi-faceted communication intervention for family members of critically ill patients to reduce the family members' long-term symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Conditions

  • Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units
  • Surrogate Decision-making for Critically Ill Patients

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family Support Intervention

Multifaceted family support intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Douglas B. White, MD, MAS · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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