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Effects of a Psycho-cognitive Nursing Intervention on Patients' Outcomes in Critical Illness

NCT02423252 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a psycho-cognitive nursing intervention including relaxation, guided imagery, touch and music listening can improve the clinical and psychological outcome of critically ill patients. The investigators hypothesize that, patients who receive the proposed psycho-cognitive nursing intervention will report lower stress, less pain and have altered level of stress neuropeptides in peripheral blood, lower levels of inflammatory molecules, less complications and better self reported lived experience than patients who receive standard care alone.

Conditions

  • Critical Illness
  • Stress
  • Inflammatory Response

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Massage, Relaxation, Guided imagery and music listening.

In addition to standard care, patients in the intervention group will receive a 60 minutes individually delivered programme, administered once per day by a nurse (the researcher) for up to 5 days during staying in ICU. This session aims to induce relaxation and involves interpersonal support, touch/massage and through a headphone system relaxation and guided imagery exercises and music listening. Patients are provided a CD of the relaxation instructions, after their discharge, for own use

OTHER

No Intervention

The control group will receive the standard care which includes the routine standard care provided by nurses, physiotherapists and intensivists or specialists (e.g. surgeons)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nicosia General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Dr Elizabeth Papathanassoglou

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth DE Papathanassoglou, Phd · Cyprus University of Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Cyprus

Study Locations

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