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A scientific study to examine the practicability and impact of care provided by close family members in addition to conventional care provided by doctors and nurses inside the Intensive care unit

Feasibility and impact of the Home in ICU concept, an interventional pilot study in a tertiary care medical college hospital of Eastern India - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/068532
Enrollment
24
Registered
2024-06-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z741- Need for assistance with personalcare

Interventions

Intervention1: Home in ICU Care: Patient relatives/ close family members allowed by patients bedside Control Intervention1: Conventional Care: Patient relatives to be allowed bedside in ICU only durin

Sponsors

Kondala Swathi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For patients 1.Willing to participate in the study 2.Conscious, alert, and able to communicate For family members 1.Close family member 2.The patient is willing for the family member to stay with them 3.Sensible and effective 4.Emotionally stable 5.Willing to participate in the study 6.Trained in ‘Home in ICU’ care 7.Willing to stay for at least 7 days during ICU stay with the patient after training and assessment For healthcare team 1.Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with a serious airborne contagious disease (Covid 19, H1N1) 2. Anybody who is not meeting the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility Patient satisfaction during ICU stay whenever possible ICU length of stay Presence or absence of delirium Occurrence of near-miss events during ICU stay Post-discharge cognition impairment using BASIC- Q scoring system Occurrence and severity of bedsore ICU-acquired infectionsTimepoint: Feasibility - ICU discharge Patient satisfaction during ICU stay whenever possible- Daily ICU length of stay- ICU discharge Presence or absence of delirium- 8th hrly Occurrence of near-miss events during ICU stay- Daily Post-discharge cognition impairment using BASIC- Q scoring system - Day 28 Occurrence and severity of bedsore -daily ICU-acquired infections- daily

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence & level of burnout symptoms & workload among nurses & doctors using questionnaires Close family members satisfaction levels using questionnaires Time to ask for consent & the time to obtain consent for regular ICU-related procedures Additional health-related information about the patientTimepoint: Incidence & level of burnout symptoms & workload among nurses & doctors using questionnaires - daily Close family members satisfaction levels using questionnaires - daily Time to ask for consent & the time to obtain consent for regular ICU-related procedures – during the procedure Additional health-related information about the patient - every shift

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKondala Swathi

Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital

dean.ims@soa.ac.in7381177222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026