Sensation Awareness Focused Training for Spouses

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Conditions studied: Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep Deprivation

In brief

The purpose of the feasibility study is prevention of Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Family (PICS-F), specifically in spouses of critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients, using a nonpharmacological intervention called Sensation Awareness Focused Training (SĀF-T). This will be accomplished using a prospective, randomized, experimental design to achieve robust and unbiased results.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03129204

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

10

Starts

2017-09-03

Expected to finish

2018-02-26

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• spouse of a critically ill, mechanically ventilated patient
• within 36 hours of admission to adult Tampa General Hospital (TGH) ICUs
• understands English

You may not qualify if…

• anticipation by the clinical provider of imminent patient death
• spouse does not understand English
• spouse is under the age of 18 years old
• spouse is currently receiving treatment for an existing PICS condition (anxiety, depression or PTSD).

Where it is running

• Tampa General Hospital — Tampa, Florida, United States

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