The Four Supports Study: Family Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units

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Conditions studied: Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients, Physician-Family Communication in Intensive Care Units, Surrogate Decision-making for Critically Ill Patients

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multi-faceted communication intervention for family members of critically ill patients to reduce the family members' long-term symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01982877

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

546

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2019-04-19

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-14

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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