Eye-Tracking Communication Tool for Non-verbal ICU Patients
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorShanghai Zhongshan Hospital
About this trial
The objectives of this clinical trial are to explore the feasibility of the eye-tracking communication tool in alleviating communication barriers among non-verbal ICU patients. It will also preliminarily investigate the effectiveness of this tool in facilitating communication for these patients.
Researchers will compare the eye-tracking communication tool with conventional techniques (such as body language, writing boards, etc.) to observe the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the eye-tracking communication tool in alleviating communication barriers.
Participants will use an eye-tracking communication tool for augmentative communication for 2 consecutive days.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged ≥ 18 years
ICU stay ≥ 24 hours
unable to communicate through normal verbal means due to endotracheal intubation/tracheotomy, muscle or nerve injury, acute/chronic spinal cord injury, etc.
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score ranging from -1 to 1
Disqualifiers
blindness or inability to elevate the eyelids that preclude successful participation in eye-tracking interaction tasks
cognitive impairment limiting meaningful participation
severe psychological distress
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Eye-Tracking communication tool
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov