Intensive Communication for Chronically Critically Ill

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Critical Care

In brief

This study was a trial of a formal system of family meetings to support family decision makers of chronically critically ill patients in the intensive care unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01057238

Run by

Case Western Reserve University

People needed

571

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2008-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• cognitively impaired mechanical ventilation >3 days not expected to be discharged before 5 days having a family decision maker

You may not qualify if…

• no family member hospice referral

Where it is running

• University Hosptials Case Medical center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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