A Communication Strategy for Families of Patients Dying in the ICU

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

136 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2006-01-31

Brief Summary

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Decisions to limit life sustaining treatments are made for most patients dying in the ICU, usually with input from the family. The well-being of the family may be jeopardized by involvement in the decision-making process and bereavement. We evaluated the ability of a proactive communication strategy (family conference and providing family members with a bereavement information leaflet) designed to improve family well-being.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Family of Dying Patient in the ICU

Keywords

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family end-of-life intensive care unit

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

ECT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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family conference with bereavement information leaflet

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* family of dying patient

Exclusion Criteria

* family having no enough knowledge of French to respond to telephone interview
* patient alive on day 90

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Elie Azoulay, Md, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Famirea Study Group

References

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Ryan RE, Connolly M, Bradford NK, Henderson S, Herbert A, Schonfeld L, Young J, Bothroyd JI, Henderson A. Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 8;7(7):CD013116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013116.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 35802350 (View on PubMed)

Lautrette A, Darmon M, Megarbane B, Joly LM, Chevret S, Adrie C, Barnoud D, Bleichner G, Bruel C, Choukroun G, Curtis JR, Fieux F, Galliot R, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Georges H, Goldgran-Toledano D, Jourdain M, Loubert G, Reignier J, Saidi F, Souweine B, Vincent F, Barnes NK, Pochard F, Schlemmer B, Azoulay E. A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 1;356(5):469-78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa063446.