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Written Communication in the Intensive Care Unit

NCT05636371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2023-08-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the experience of intensive care unit (ICU) families and care providers before and after the implementation of an approach whereby clinicians initiate written communication with families

The main questions it aims to answer are

1. Is ICU care-provider initiated written communication feasible and acceptable to participants?
2. Does ICU care-provider initiated written communication affect the experience of families and care providers?

Participants will complete surveys and participate in interviews during a 3 month pre-implementation phase and a 3 month post-implementation phase

Conditions

  • Communication
  • Satisfaction, Patient
  • Burnout

Interventions

OTHER

Written Communication

Written patient care updates provided to families of ICU patients each day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-19
Completion
2023-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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