A Communication Strategy for Families of Patients Dying in the ICU

May 30, 2006 updated by: Famirea Study Group

A Proactive Communication Strategy for Family Members of Patients Dying in the ICU: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Decisions to limit life sustaining treatments are made for most patients dying in the ICU, usually with input from the family. The well-being of the family may be jeopardized by involvement in the decision-making process and bereavement. We evaluated the ability of a proactive communication strategy (family conference and providing family members with a bereavement information leaflet) designed to improve family well-being.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

136

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • family of dying patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • family having no enough knowledge of French to respond to telephone interview
  • patient alive on day 90

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: ECT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: DOUBLE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
symptoms of anxiety and depression

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Famirea Study Group

Investigators

  • Study Director: Elie Azoulay, Md, PhD, Famirea Study Group

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2005

Study Completion

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 30, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2006

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 31, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 31, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2006

Last Verified

May 1, 2006

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • famirea VIII

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