Status:
COMPLETED
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Diary Project
Lead Sponsor:
Tulane University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Conditions:
PTSD
Post ICU Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Psychological morbidity in both patients and family members related to the intensive care unit (ICU) experience is an often overlooked, and potentially persistent, healthcare problem recognized by the...
Detailed Description
The investigators compared the efficacy of the ICU diary, prospectively written by third-parties during the patient's intensive care course, versus education-alone, on reducing acute PTSD symptoms aft...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- admitted to the intensive care unit for at least 72 hours
- sedated and mechanically ventilated for at least 24 hours.
- available over-the-phone, up to 6 months post-ICU discharge
Exclusion
- any patients who do not voluntarily agree to participate
- not fluent in the English language
- patients who have stayed in the ICU for less than 72 hours
- patients who have been sedated and mechanically ventilated for less than 24 hours
- patients with pre-existing severe psychotic illness, bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, PTSD, stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurocognitive impairment, or intellectual disability
- patients with no phone number or reliable contact information for the sake of follow-up
- prisoners
- pregnant patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 26 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04305353
Start Date
September 26 2017
End Date
September 1 2020
Last Update
April 13 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112