ICU Patient and Family Comfort Study

University of California, San Francisco120 enrolled

Overview

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-pharmacological management of these symptoms. This family involvement may help to ameliorate not only patients' symptoms but also the families' symptoms and promote family satisfaction with ICU care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Pain Thirst Anxiety Satisfaction

Interventions

mouth careBEHAVIORAL

mouth spray, mouth swab, moisturizer

pain interventionBEHAVIORAL

music and massage

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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.

Locations (1)

U.C. San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

patient-reported pain

Time frame: immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcomes

patient-reported thirst

Time frame: immediately after intervention

Family-reported anxiety

Time frame: at end of study

Family-reported satisfaction

Time frame: end of study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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