Mitigating Racial Disparities in Shared Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

This is a non randomized pilot trial aimed to:

Test the feasibility of an intervention to support intensive care unit clinicians in conducting shared decision making conversations with families of patients with acute respiratory failure. The goal of this intervention is to mitigate racial disparities in shared decision making.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Admitted to the ICU

Being treated by a study physician currently and at least for the next 48 hours

≥ 18 years of age upon admission to hospital

Mechanically ventilated ≥ 4 days

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Shared decision making tip sheet

Treatment groups

106 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Duke University

Lead sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Collaborator