Health Trials

Efficacy of the Use of Diaries in Intensive Care Units

ConditionsDiary (Blank Journal)Intensive Care UnitPatientFamilyPICSStressAnxietyDepressionQuality of Life
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorUniversity of Barcelona

About this trial

Randomized clinical trial that aims to evaluate the impact of the use of a diary in patients and relatives of patients admitted to an ICU in relation to usual practice in terms of health-related quality of life, the post-traumatic stress and anxiety/depression at 2, 6 and 12 months after ICU discharge.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

admitted intensive care unit

sedated and mechanically ventilated for 24hours

signed consent

not language barrier

Disqualifiers

verbal manifestation of psychiatric, mental or cognitive antecedents

who do not coluntarily agree to participate

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • use of diary

Treatment groups

240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Barcelona

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov