Status:
COMPLETED
ICU Patient and Family Comfort Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Palliative Care Research Center
Conditions:
Pain
Thirst
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate family-led interventions for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients' symptoms (i.e., pain and thirst) that will involve ICU patients' family members in the non-pha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient:
- in ICU for at least 24 hours;
- adult;
- able to self-report;
- pain and thirst greater than 3 on 0-10 numeric rating scale;
- English-speaking.
- Family member:
- 18 years or older;
- visits patient more than other family members;
- closest person to patient (can be non-biological).
Exclusion
- Patient:
- in ICU for at less than 24 hours;
- non-adult;
- unable to self-report;
- no pain and thirst greater than 3 on 0-10 numeric rating scale;
- non-English-speaking.
- Family member:
- younger than 18 years;
- visits patient less than other family members;
- not closest person to patient.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00798941
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
July 8 2010
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U.C. San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0610