Episodes of (Dis)Connected Consciousness in ICU Survivors (CONSCIOUS-ICU)

University of Liege

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Near Death Experience; Critical Illness; ICU; Consciousness

Treatments: Other: Interview about the participant's memories of the ICU; Other: Threat perception measure; Diagnostic Test: The Near-Death Experience Content (NDE-C) scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07048951

2024-254

Details and patient eligibility

About

This single-center observational study aims to describe the incidence of episodes of connected consciousness and disconnected consciousness (including near-death experience (NDE) and out-of-body experiences) in patients who survived a prolonged stay of at least 7 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) and who had at least one episode of pharmacological or non-pharmacological coma. The investigators are also investigating the risk factors related to these episodes of consciousness. A follow-up at six months aims to explore the long-term psychological implications of these episodes.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients who survived a ≥7 days stay in the intensive care unit
• Experienced a pharmacological or non-pharmacological episode of loss of consciousness
• French speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal
• Chronic disorder of consciousness
• Confusion or delirium
• Deafness
• Blindness
• Aphasia

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Survivors of prolonged ICU (≥7days) stay with episode(s) of pharmacological/non-pharmacological coma

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: The Near-Death Experience Content (NDE-C) scale

Other: Threat perception measure

Other: Interview about the participant's memories of the ICU