Anxiety, Pain, Satisfaction, Thirst
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmouth care
mouth spray, mouth swab, moisturizer
BEHAVIORALpain intervention
music and massage
Sponsors
National Palliative Care Research Center
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| patient-reported pain | immediately after intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| patient-reported thirst | immediately after intervention |
| Family-reported anxiety | at end of study |
| Family-reported satisfaction | end of study |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed