A Communication Tool to Improve Communication in the ICU

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Serious Injury, Communication

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Best Case/Worst Case-ICU communication tool on quality of communication, clinician moral distress, and ICU length of stay for older adults with serious traumatic injury. Investigators will follow an estimated 4500 patients aged 50 years and older who are in the ICU for 3 or more days and survey 1500 family members and up to 1600 clinicians from 8 sites nationwide.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05780918

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

7600

Starts

2023-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• aged 50 and older
• admitted to the ICU for 3 or more days after serious injury

You may not qualify if…

• none
• Family Members
• Inclusion Criteria:
• aged 18 and older
• patient's family member or informally designated "like family" or primary surrogate decision maker
• speak English or Spanish
• Exclusion Criteria:
• does not have decision-making capacity
• Clinicians
• Inclusion Criteria:
• provide care in the trauma ICU (including attending trauma surgeons, fellows, residents, advance practice providers, bedside nurses and medical assistants, respiratory techs and physical therapists, social workers, and chaplains)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• do not provide care in the trauma ICU

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• University of California Davis Medical Center — Davis, California, United States
• Grady Memorial Hospital - Morehouse School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Shock Trauma - University of Maryland Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Lehigh Valley Health Network — Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
• Rhode Island Hospital - Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Harborview Medical Center - University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Froedtert Hospital - Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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