Prospective Evaluation of Family Care Rituals in the ICU

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Anxiety

In brief

This study will evaluate whether or not engaging family members of patients admitted to the ICU in "Family Care Rituals" will reduce stress related symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety 90 days after patient death or discharge from the ICU. Family Care Rituals are defined as several domains in which family participation may be of benefit, focusing on the 5 physical senses as well as the personal care of the patient and spirituality of the patient

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02875912

Run by

Brown University

People needed

452

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-12

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Families of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with attending physician predicted ICU mortality of greater than 30%.
• Patients with ICU length of stay greater than 4 days, regardless of mortality, are considered for ENDING-S score

You may not qualify if…

• Families of patients with an anticipated ICU length of stay less than 24 hours
• Families of patients admitted to the ICU for palliative/comfort care only
• Families of patients with age less than 18
• Families of patients who are pregnant
• Families of patients who are incarcerated
• Family members who are less than 18
• Family members who are pregnant
• Family members who are incarcerated

Where it is running

• Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi — Florence, Italy

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