Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluating Effectiveness of a Communication Facilitator : A Randomized Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Intensive Care Unit

Life Stress

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies tha...

Detailed Description

The impact of critical illness is increasing due to an aging population as well as advances in effectiveness and availability of critical care. Critically ill patients and their families suffer a high...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient:
  • Age \>=18 years
  • Admitted to the ICU with an expected length of stay of at least 2 days
  • A chronic life-limiting illness suggesting a median survival of approximately 2 years or a risk of hospital mortality of \>15% using either SOFA score, APACHE score or Injury Severity Score (with any one or more score predicting hospital mortality \>15%)
  • Patient informed consent or relative or trusted person of patient consent (when lacking patient decisional capacity)
  • Patient with visiting relatives
  • Family member:
  • Age \>=18 years
  • Family will be identified by the patient. If the patient does not have decisional capacity, family will be identified by a legal surrogate decision-maker. We will not limit the number of family members who can participate but anticipate 1-3 family members per patient (average 1.5 based on prior studies).
  • Family informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patient:
  • Non-French speaking patient or relative
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding patient
  • No social security coverage Family Member
  • Non-French speaking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04133753

Start Date

January 1 2020

End Date

June 1 2021

Last Update

October 21 2019

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Saint-Louis Hospital

Paris, France, 75010

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