The COVID-19 ICU PRAYER Study

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Coronavirus Infection

Treatments: Behavioral: prayer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04361838

Covid Prayer Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a multicenter; double blind randomized controlled study investigating the role of remote intercessory multi-denominational prayer on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 + patients in the intensive care unit. All patients enrolled will be randomized to use of prayer vs. no prayer in a 1:1 ratio. Each patient randomized to the prayer arm will receive a "universal" prayer offered by 5 religious denominations (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism) in addition to standard of care. Whereas the patients randomized to the control arm will receive standard of care outlined by their medical teams. During ICU stay, patients will have serial assessment of multi-organ function and APACHE-II/SOFA scores serial evaluation performed on a daily basis until discharge. Data assessed include those listed below.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 110 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female greater than 18 years of age
• Confirmed positive for COVID-19
• Patient admitted to Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion criteria

• Patients admitted to ICU for diagnosis that is not COVID-19 positive.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Prayer

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive a daily prayer and standard of care treatment from multi-denominational group while in the ICU.

Treatment:

Behavioral: prayer

No Prayer

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will receive standard of care treatment while in the ICU.