Status:
COMPLETED
Integrating Palliative and Critical Care (IPACC) Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Any Disease Causing Death in the ICU or Within 24 Hours of Discharge From the ICU
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an intervention to improve the care given to patients who are dying in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their families. This study is a multi-center ...
Detailed Description
Because of the severity of illness, the intensive care unit (ICU) is a setting where death is prevalent and where the majority of deaths involve decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining thera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients, family members, nurses, and clinician evaluators
- Patients are eligible if they are:
- in the ICU for a minimum of 6 hours AND,
- if they die in an ICU or within 24 hours of transfer out of the ICU.
- Family members or significant others are eligible if:
- they were involved with the patient who has died.
- Nurses are eligible if:
- they cared for an eligible patient on either the shift during which the patient died or the shift preceding the death.
- Clinicians are eligible to evaluate the intervention components if they:
- work in a study ICU AND
- participate in any of the intervention components.
Exclusion
- Inability to read English well enough to complete the surveys
- Under 18 years of age.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
3498 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00685893
Start Date
June 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
June 27 2013
Active Locations (15)
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1
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Bellevue, Washington, United States, 98004
2
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Bremerton, Washington, United States, 98310
3
Highline Medical Center
Burien, Washington, United States, 98166
4
Stevens Hospital
Edmonds, Washington, United States, 98056