CoV-PICS: A Virtual Post-ICU Clinic

The Washington University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post ICU Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Online Questionnaires; Other: Medical Record Review - Inpatient Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04490278

202007053

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of a COVID-19 virtual Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) clinic (CoV-PICS). The findings from this study are the first steps in determining the feasibility and potential impact of a telehealth PICS clinic that is able to address the needs of patients with COVID-19 disease and potentially other patients that are unable to attend a brick and mortar clinic and require virtual care.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• COVID-19 diagnosis with a stay in the ICU.
• A home internet connection or smartphone access, along with the ability to use them
• Missouri resident

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cognitive deficits or dementia prior to hospitalization
• Long-term resident of a skilled nursing facility prior to admission
• Non-English speaking (will not have an interpreter available)
• Hospice or Comfort Care at discharge
• No plans to return to some degree of independent living at the time of discharge
• Pregnant at the time of discharge
• Prisoner at the time of discharge
• Blind
• Deaf

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with PICS

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Medical Record Review - Inpatient Treatment

Other: Online Questionnaires