Virtual Visitation in Intensive Care Unit Study (ISEEU)

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Critically Ill Patients

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual meeting between patients/physicians and caregiver

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04962204

2105-188-1224

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify the efficacy of virtual visitation in Intensive Care Unit on patients and their caregivers during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Full description

After being informed about the study, all patients who meet the eligibility requirements will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to intervention group (Virtual visitation once a day) or Control group (Phone interviews once a day).

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are expected to stay in the intensive care unit for more than 48 hours
• Patients with a RASS score of -2 or higher

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who discharge or die within 48 hours of admission to ICU

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual visitation group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Virtual visits between patients-caregivers and virtual interviews between physicians-caregivers for 15minutes once a day

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual meeting between patients/physicians and caregiver

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Phone interview between physicians-caregivers once a day