Family Preparation Study For Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation From Their Family Member
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Mechanical Ventilation, Critically Ill
In brief
Using the self-regulation theory, an intervention to prepare families for that experience was developed. This study will assess the impact of the intervention on a family's evaluation of their preparation and their short-term coping. The site used for this study will be the Trauma and Life Support Center (TLC), University of Wisconsin (UW) Hospital. After a decision has been made to withdraw life support, a member of the TLC staff will approach the next of kin of the patient to inform him/her about the study and inquire about his/her interest to participate. Using an experimental design, 10 family members will be assigned to the control group and 10 to the intervention group. Upon agreement, a research nurse will use a "coin toss method" for group assignment of the subjects until there are ten in each group. Experimental group subjects will receive the intervention after the family meeting. Demographics of the next of kin will be collected at this time. Patient information such as demographics, diagnosis, and time of withdrawal and death will be collected too. Two to four weeks after death, a telephone interview will be conducted with the next of kin using the "Evaluation of the Experience of Withdrawal" questionnaire and the Profile of Mood State - shortened version. Potential benefits are that the families will be prepared for the experience of the dying patient, which will help them cope better during withdrawal and after their loss. There are no major risks to the subjects but there might be an increase in psychological distress.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00214344
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2003-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-10-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Next of kin of a patient who will have withdrawal of life support
- Participant must be 18 years of age or older and read, write, and speak English
You may not qualify if…
- Family is unusually highly emotional
- Patient will be a living donor
- Patient is conscious
Where it is running
- University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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