Temporal Intervention Trial of a CPR Video in the ICU

November 16, 2020 updated by: Angelo E. Volandes, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

A Temporal Intervention Trial of a CPR Video in the ICU

To compare the decision making of family members of patients admitted to the ICU in regards to their CPR preferences for their loved ones with and without the use of a video decision aid.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Surrogate decision makers of patients admitted to an ICU and UNABLE to make decisions for themselves will be asked their choice for CPR preferences for their loved ones. This will occur during the first six months of the study.

After six months, surrogate decision makers of patients admitted to an ICU and unable to make decisions for themselves will view a video decision aid for CPR and then asked their choice for CPR preferences for their loved ones.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Recruiting
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Angelo Volandes, MS

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

patient admitted to ICU and unable to make decisions with a known surrogate decision maker

Exclusion Criteria:

Cannot speak English

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: verbal description of CPR
Experimental: Video decision aid
Video decision aid of CPR
video of CPR

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
CPR preferences
Time Frame: within 48 hours of ICU admission
CPR preferences for patients admitted to the ICU
within 48 hours of ICU admission

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 15, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 18, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2010-P-001820/1

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