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Behavioural Intervention

Family Room App for Caregiver Support

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Breanna Hetland, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Nebraska

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Participants must be age 19 or older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up taken at study enrollment, then every 48 hours while patient is admitted to the icu, and within 48 hours of icu discharge, up to study completion or about 16 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to develop and test a tool that can help clinicians involve family caregivers in patient care during serious illness. The researchers have engaged in a process of developing and testing this tool and are now conducting

Who is the study for?

This trial is for family caregivers of patients with serious illnesses. Participants should be interested in using a new app called the Family Room to potentially improve their caregiving experience during the patient's hospital stay.

What is being tested?

The study tests the Family Room App, designed to engage caregivers in patient care, aiming to enhance care quality and satisfaction while reducing isolation and healthcare costs. It follows previous development and testing phases.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a non-medical intervention (an app), traditional physical side effects are not applicable. However, users may experience increased stress or emotional impact from more active involvement in care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 19 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ taken at study enrollment, then every 48 hours while patient is admitted to the icu, and within 48 hours of icu discharge, up to study completion or about 16 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~taken at study enrollment, then every 48 hours while patient is admitted to the icu, and within 48 hours of icu discharge, up to study completion or about 16 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and taken at study enrollment, then every 48 hours while patient is admitted to the icu, and within 48 hours of icu discharge, up to study completion or about 16 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Caregiver Engagement-Practical Aspects-FAMily Engagement (FAME) Tool

Daily Patient Symptoms- CAM-ICU

Daily Patient Symptoms- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

+5 more

Secondary study objectives

Caregiver Engagement -Psychological Experience- Caregiving Health Engagement Scale (CHE-s)

Caregiver Preparedness-Preparedness for Caregiving Scale

Caregiver Resilience- Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC2)

+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention Group- Family Room ApplicationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

During the last 10 months of recruitment, participants will be enrolled into the experimental group where they will receive the Family Room application on their personal devices.

Group II: Control Group- No InterventionActive Control1 Intervention

During the first 8 months of recruitment, participants will be enrolled into the control group which consists of routine care and informational practices of the ICU team.

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