Family-Authored ICU Diaries to Reduce Fear in Patients Experiencing a Cardiac Arrest (FAID Fear)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiac Arrest, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

In brief

The present study will: Aim 1: Enroll 15 family members of CA patients to (a) pilot recruitment procedures, (b) estimate retention, and (c) assess acceptability of study procedures. Family members will be randomized to either complete an ICU diary or to a control condition, and will complete surveys in the ICU, at patient discharge, and 30 days post-discharge. Aim 2: Obtain an estimate of the association of intervention v. control with (i) family member fear (operationalized as cardiac anxiety about the patients' cardiac condition) at hospital discharge and (ii) family member PTSS 30 days post-discharge. Exploratory Aims: Obtain an estimate of the association of intervention v. control with family member aversive cognitions towards exercise at hospital discharge.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05144477

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

16

Starts

2021-11-29

Expected to finish

2022-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2023-04-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• The family member of a patient who has experienced a cardiac arrest
• Age 18 years and over
• Able to speak, read, and write in English or Spanish
• Participating in the CANOE study (AAAR8497) and indicated they were willing to hear about future research opportunities
• Willing to write in a journal about their experiences

You may not qualify if…

• Unavailable for follow-up
• Medical or psychiatric impairment that would prevent them from complying with the research protocol

Where it is running

• CUIMC — New York, New York, United States

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