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Can teaching family members improve care after a serious illness?

Effect of education on the informal caregivers of survivors of critical care illness: A quality improvement initiative - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/109110
Enrollment
150
Registered
2026-04-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: J441- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational video module: a tailored educational video of approximately 3 4 minutes duration will be developed focusing on universally applicable post-ICU care components including Bron

Sponsors

Department of Physiotherapy Manipal College of Health Professions
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Survivors above 18years who are getting discharged from the hospital with an ICU admission of 48 hours will be included. Informal caregivers staying with them at least for a month or most of the time in a month, having a smartphone and who can understand English, Kannada, and Hindi will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Survivors with pre-existing disabilities, those admitted following any surgeries, those with multiple prior ICU admissions, or those discharged with palliative intent will be excluded. Caregivers with difficulty in comprehending or those who will not be present after patient discharge will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PICS- HABC monitoring Caregiver burden- Zarit caregiver burden scale-4 Self efficacy- Caregiver self efficacy scale- 8 Knowledge- Likert Confidence- LikertTimepoint: Baseline at time of hospital discharge and at 1 month follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAarushi Srivastava

Manipal academy of higher education

vaishali.kh@manipal.edu9353039762

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026