Integrating Palliative and Critical Care (IPACC) Study

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Any Disease Causing Death in the ICU or Within 24 Hours of Discharge From the ICU

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an intervention to improve the care given to patients who are dying in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their families. This study is a multi-center randomized trial of a multi-faceted quality improvement intervention designed to improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care in the ICU setting. The intervention targets the hospital and the outcome evaluation occurs at the level of the individual patient and family with surveys completed by family members and nurses as well as standardized medical record review.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00685893

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

3498

Starts

2003-06-01

Expected to finish

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients, family members, nurses, and clinician evaluators
• Patients are eligible if they are:
• in the ICU for a minimum of 6 hours AND,
• if they die in an ICU or within 24 hours of transfer out of the ICU.
• Family members or significant others are eligible if:
• they were involved with the patient who has died.
• Nurses are eligible if:
• they cared for an eligible patient on either the shift during which the patient died or the shift preceding the death.
• Clinicians are eligible to evaluate the intervention components if they:
• work in a study ICU AND
• participate in any of the intervention components.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to read English well enough to complete the surveys
• Under 18 years of age.

Where it is running

• Overlake Hospital Medical Center — Bellevue, Washington, United States
• Harrison Memorial Hospital — Bremerton, Washington, United States
• Highline Medical Center — Burien, Washington, United States
• Stevens Hospital — Edmonds, Washington, United States
• Evergreen Hospital Medical Center — Kirkland, Washington, United States
• Valley Medical Center — Renton, Washington, United States
• Virginia Mason Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Swedish Medical Center; Ballard Campus — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Veteran's Affairs Puget Sound HCS — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Swedish Medical Center; Cherry Hill Campus — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Swedish Medical Center; First Hill Campus — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Northwest Hospital Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of Washington; UW Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Saint Joseph Hospital — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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