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CompletedNCT03398707Updated Jul 2, 2019

The Impact of a Bundle of Preventive Measures for Post-intensive Care Syndrome on the Outcome of Critically Ill Patients

An observational study in PICS, sponsored by Hospital Sao Domingos. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-02.

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Sponsored by Hospital Sao Domingos · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This prospective observational cohort study will investigate the impact of a bundle of nine preventive measures (Assessment, prevention and management of pain; spontaneous awaking trial; spontaneous breathing trial; choice of sedation and analgesia; delirium assessment, prevention and management; early mobility; family communication and ICU Diary) on the incidence and severity of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

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This is a prospective observational cohort study. It will include all adult patients, admitted to a surgical ICU (13 beds) and a medical ICU (10 beds), with a length of ICU stay of at least 2 day, from January 01 to December 31 2018. Patients with severe cognitive deficits prior to admission, identified by clinical history obtained by the psychology or through the Mental State Mini Exam (MMSE), traumatic brain injury and stroke patients with Glasgow coma scale \<14, will be excluded. On admission to the ICU, risk factors for PICS will be identified.

During ICU stay, the patients will be submitted to nine interventions aiming at the prevention of PICS: Assessment, prevention and management of pain; spontaneous awaking trial; spontaneous breathing trial; choice of sedation and analgesia; delirium assessment, prevention and management; early mobility; family communication and ICU Diary. At ICU discharge, the physical, psychiatric and cognitive components of PICS will be evaluated using the following tools: FSS-ICU, dynamometry and nutritional indicators (physical component), HADS (Anxiety and Depression), MOCA (cognitive dysfunction) and PCL -C (posttraumatic stress disorder). The duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of sedation, ICU LOS and hospital mortality will also be evaluated. Reassessments will be done 5 days after discharge from the ICU or at hospital discharge (what happens first) and 3 months after the randomization at the follow-up clinic. Patients identified with PICS at discharge from the ICU will be compared with those who did not develop the syndrome. The investigators will specifically evaluate the percentage of adherence to preventive measures, the presence of risk factors and clinical outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • PICS

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Keywords

  • PICs
  • diagnosis
  • prevention
  • outcome
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In context

Lead sponsor

Hospital Sao Domingos is the lead sponsor of 23 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

All adult patients, admitted to a surgical ICU (13 beds) and a medical ICU (10 beds), with a length of ICU stay of at least 2 day, from January 01 to December 31 2018. Patients with severe cognitive deficits prior to admission, identified by clinical history obtained by the psychology or through the Mental State Mini Exam (MMSE), traumatic brain injury and stroke patients with Glasgow coma scale \<14, will be excluded.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: .

  • Adult non pregnant patients
  • Length of ICU stay of at least 2 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe cognitive deficits prior to admission.
  • Traumatic brain injury with Glasgow coma scale \< 14
  • Stroke with Glasgow coma scale \< 14
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
3 Months
Patient registry
Yes
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Cognitive function

    Evaluation of cognitive dysfunction using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) tool,

    Time frame: Change from baseline at the time of discharge from the ICU, 5 days after discharge from the ICU or at the time of hospital discharge (whichever occurs first) and after 3 months of randomization at the follow-up clinic

  2. Change in Psychiatric function

    Evaluation of psychiatric dysfunction using the HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).

    Time frame: Change from baseline at the time of discharge from the ICU, 5 days after discharge from the ICU or at the time of hospital discharge (whichever occurs first) and after 3 months of randomization at the follow-up clinic

  3. Change in Post-traumatic stress syndrome

    Identification of post-traumatic stress syndrome through PCL-C (Post-traumatic stress checklist-civilian)

    Time frame: Change from baseline at the time of discharge from the ICU, 5 days after discharge from the ICU or at the time of hospital discharge (whichever occurs first) and after 3 months of randomization at the follow-up clinic

  4. Change in physical function

    Evaluation of physical dysfunction through FSS-ICU (Functional status score in the ICU)

    Time frame: Change from baseline at the time of discharge from the ICU, 5 days after discharge from the ICU or at the time of hospital discharge (whichever occurs first) and after 3 months of randomization at the follow-up clinic

Secondary outcomes

  1. The duration of mechanical ventilation,

    The duration of mechanical ventilation in days

    Time frame: During ICU stay.. Expected average 21 days

  2. Duration of sedation

    Duration of sedation during ICU stay in days

    Time frame: During ICU stay. Expected average 21 days

  3. ICU LOS

    Length of ICU stay in days

    Time frame: During ICU stay. Up to 30 days

  4. Hospital Mortality

    Hospital LOS in days

    Time frame: 90 days

  5. Physical function

    Measure of handgrip strength though a high precision dynamometer

    Time frame: ICU discharge (baseline) and change from baseline at 3 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hospital Sao Domingos
    Sao Luis, MA 65060-642, Brazil
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wunsch H, Angus DC, Harrison DA, Collange O, Fowler R, Hoste EA, de Keizer NF, Kersten A, Linde-Zwirble WT, Sandiumenge A, Rowan KM. Variation in critical care services across North America and Western Europe. Crit Care Med. 2008 Oct;36(10):2787-93, e1-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318186aec8. PubMed 18766102 ↗
  • Needham DM, Davidson J, Cohen H, Hopkins RO, Weinert C, Wunsch H, Zawistowski C, Bemis-Dougherty A, Berney SC, Bienvenu OJ, Brady SL, Brodsky MB, Denehy L, Elliott D, Flatley C, Harabin AL, Jones C, Louis D, Meltzer W, Muldoon SR, Palmer JB, Perme C, Robinson M, Schmidt DM, Scruth E, Spill GR, Storey CP, Render M, Votto J, Harvey MA. Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb;40(2):502-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232da75. PubMed 21946660 ↗
  • Pandharipande PP, Girard TD, Jackson JC, Morandi A, Thompson JL, Pun BT, Brummel NE, Hughes CG, Vasilevskis EE, Shintani AK, Moons KG, Geevarghese SK, Canonico A, Hopkins RO, Bernard GR, Dittus RS, Ely EW; BRAIN-ICU Study Investigators. Long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 3;369(14):1306-16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1301372. PubMed 24088092 ↗
  • 4. Torres J, Veiga C, Pinto F, et al. Post intensive care syndrome- from risk at ICU admission to 3 months follow-up clinic. Intensive Care Med Experimental 2015, 3 (Suppl 1): A448.
  • 5. Ramnarain D, Rutten A, Van der Nat G, et al. The impact of post intensive care syndrome in patients surviving the ICU: the downside of ICU treatment. Intensive Care Med Experimental 2015, 3 (Suppl 1): A530.
  • de Azevedo JR, Montenegro WS, Rodrigues DP, de C Souza SC, Araujo VF, de Paula MP, Prazeres PH, da Luz Leitao A, Mendonca AV. Long-term cognitive outcomes among unselected ventilated and non-ventilated ICU patients. J Intensive Care. 2017 Feb 17;5:18. doi: 10.1186/s40560-017-0213-4. eCollection 2017. PubMed 28239475 ↗
  • Iwashyna TJ, Ely EW, Smith DM, Langa KM. Long-term cognitive impairment and functional disability among survivors of severe sepsis. JAMA. 2010 Oct 27;304(16):1787-94. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1553. PubMed 20978258 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2018 to primary completion in Dec 2018, 11 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 24, 2017
First posted
Jan 12, 2018
StartActual
Jan 25, 2018
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2018
CompletionActual
Jun 30, 2019
Last update
Jul 2, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 2, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03398707
Lead sponsor
Hospital Sao Domingos
Responsible party
José Raimundo Araujo de Azevedo (Director of ICU, Hospital Sao Domingos) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 12, 2018
Start date
Jan 25, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2018
Completion
Jun 30, 2019
Last update
Jul 2, 2019

Study contacts

JOSE R AZEVEDO, MA, PhD
study chair · DIRECTOR ICU

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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