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Reorientation Intervention for Delirium in ICU
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating FAVoR Intervention for Delirium and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 178 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
This randomized clinical trial tests a cognitive reorientation intervention to prevent delirium in the intensive care unit using scripted audio messages, recorded by the patient's family and played at hourly intervals during daytime hours, to provide information about the ICU environment to the patient (the Family Automated Voice Reorientation intervention, FAVoR). The investigators hypothesize that providing ongoing orientation to the ICU environment through recorded audio messages in a voice familiar to the patient will enable the patient to more accurately interpret the environment and reduce risk of delirium. Increasing awareness of daytime by cuing patients during waking hours may also improve day/night orientation, nighttime sleep/rest, and further reduce risk of delirium.
Study Details
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Interventions
The FAVoR intervention includes a set of 8 scripted recorded messages, no longer than 2 minutes long, includes subject's name, uses simple terms, and is written at a 5th grade reading level. Messages include information about the critical care environment, the visual and auditory stimuli to be expected, and the availability of providers and family.