Efficacy of the Use of Diaries in Intensive Care Units
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interventional
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 21, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2026
ExpectedMarch 27, 2024
March 1, 2024
4 years
February 1, 2022
March 26, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (9)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
questionnaries, range of 0-21 for either anxiety and depression subscores. Higher scores corresponding to worse outcomes. 0-7 normal; 8-10 borderline abnormal; 11-21 sever symptoms of anxiety or depressin.
2 months
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
questionnaries, range of 0-21 for either anxiety and depression subscores. Higher scores corresponding to worse outcomes. 0-7 normal; 8-10 borderline abnormal; 11-21 sever symptoms of anxiety or depressin.
6 months
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
questionnaries, range of 0-21 for either anxiety and depression subscores. Higher scores corresponding to worse outcomes. 0-7 normal; 8-10 borderline abnormal; 11-21 sever symptoms of anxiety or depressin.
12 months
SF-36 Health Survey
questionnaries to measure quality of life. 36 items. from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best health
2 months
SF-36 Health Survey
questionnaries to measure quality of life. 36 items. from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best health
6 months
SF-36 Health Survey
questionnaries to measure quality of life. 36 items. from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best health
12 months
Revised Impact of Event Scales (IES-R)
questionnaries; measuring areas of hyperarousal, avoidance, and intrusion as subscales. Total score ranges from 0-88, higher score associated with worse PTSD symptoms. 1-22 mild PTSD,;22 signal clinically significant PTSD symptoms.
2 months
Revised Impact of Event Scales (IES-R)
questionnaries; measuring areas of hyperarousal, avoidance, and intrusion as subscales. Total score ranges from 0-88, higher score associated with worse PTSD symptoms. 1-22 mild PTSD,;22 signal clinically significant PTSD symptoms.
6 months
Revised Impact of Event Scales (IES-R)
questionnaries; measuring areas of hyperarousal, avoidance, and intrusion as subscales. Total score ranges from 0-88, higher score associated with worse PTSD symptoms. 1-22 mild PTSD,;22 signal clinically significant PTSD symptoms.
12 months
Study Arms (2)
usual ICU practice
NO INTERVENTIONThe patient's evolution is reported verbally to the family.
ICU diary
EXPERIMENTALMade a diary
Interventions
a diary is made for the experimental group where the events and events during the period of sedation and intubation are explained
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- admitted intensive care unit
- sedated and mechanically ventilated for 24hours
- signed consent
- not language barrier
- willingness to attend follow-up visits
You may not qualify if:
- verbal manifestation of psychiatric, mental or cognitive antecedents
- who do not coluntarily agree to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Universidad de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08185, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Munoz-Rey P, Romero-Garcia M, Angles-Sabate I, Ausio-Dot A, Alonso-Fernandez S, Alcala-Jimenez I, Huertas-Zurriaga A, Tur-Rubio C, Delgado-Hito P. Efficacy of the intensive care unit diary: a mixed-method study protocol. BMC Nurs. 2026 Jan 19. doi: 10.1186/s12912-026-04300-z. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 41555387DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- principal investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 1, 2022
First Posted
March 21, 2022
Study Start
January 1, 2022
Primary Completion
December 31, 2025
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2026
Last Updated
March 27, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share