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Prospective Evaluation of Family Care Rituals in the ICU

NCT02875912 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 452

Last updated 2017-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate whether or not engaging family members of patients admitted to the ICU in "Family Care Rituals" will reduce stress related symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety 90 days after patient death or discharge from the ICU. Family Care Rituals are defined as several domains in which family participation may be of benefit, focusing on the 5 physical senses as well as the personal care of the patient and spirituality of the patient

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family Care Rituals

Family members being enrolled are given a pamphlet outlining the Family Care Rituals. They are informed of the opportunity to perform these rituals, but that they are in no way obligated to do so. Family members are then surveyed at enrollment, and 90 days post ICU discharge for symptoms of PTSD, as well as depression, and anxiety. Family members, day-time nursing, and attending physicians are surveyed for concordance of care at enrollment and ICU day 5. Demographic information is also collected on the patient and the family members at enrollment Nursing completes surveys while the patient is in the ICU noting what care rituals, if any, are being performed. Additionally, they are asked to complete a survey indicating their opinion of the impact on the care they deliver

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • James M. Cox Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Brown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mitchell M Levy, MD · Brown University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-03-12
Completion
2017-06-12

Countries

  • United States
  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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