Status:
COMPLETED
Structured Information During the Intensive Care Unit Stay
Lead Sponsor:
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Conditions:
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether a structured information program at the beginning of the ICU-stay is effective to reduce ICU related anxiety and discomfort.
Detailed Description
The trial is designed as a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial including an intervention and a control group. The control group receives an unspecific conversation. The intervention gr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Elective open heart or abdominal surgery including scheduled ICU stay
- Heart or abdominal surgery or internal patients with non-scheduled ICU stay
- Informed consent
Exclusion
- Reduced sensual perception
- Cognitive impairment
- Not able to answer a questionnaire (e.g. illiterate)
- Lying in the same room with another patient already included
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
211 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00764933
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
June 3 2010
Active Locations (3)
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1
Sana Herzchirurgische Klinik Stuttgart GmbH
Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
2
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Kooperationsstudien Pflegedienst/Ärztlicher Dienst, Klinik für Visceral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Klinik für Herz- und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Standort Marburg
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
3
Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Halle, SAN, Germany, 06097