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N/ACompleted· 189 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Diaryother
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Dagbøger Til Kritisk Syge Patienter Skrevet af pårørende: Betydning for Patient og pårørende Samt Effekt i Forhold Til Udvikling af Symptomer på Posttraumatisk Stress

Hospitalsenheden Vest·interventional·Posted Feb 6, 2015·Updated Nov 20, 2017

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Diary for Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 189 participants across 2 sites.

Detailed Summary

This study will investigate the effect of diaries written by relatives for critically ill patients on the risk of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Utilizing a randomized controlled design pairs of one patient and one relative will be assigned to either diary intervention or standard care. The effect of the diary will be evaluated using a questionnaire 3 months post charge. The results of this study will add to the body of knowledge on how diaries may help critical care survivors and their relatives to proceed with their lives.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Anxiety, Depression
CountriesDenmark
CollaboratorsUniversity of Aarhus

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedFeb 6, 2015
Enrollment StartMar 15, 2015
Primary CompletionOct 31, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 2.6 yearsPosted 11.4 years ago

Interventions

Diaryother

The intervention is a notebook in which the relative will be asked to keep a diary of the time when the patient is critically ill in the ICU. At least two photos of the patient will be added to the diary upon full consent from the patient. The diary contains a written description on how to use the diary during and after the patients stay in the ICU.