Does a communication board improve communication interactions with Sinhala-speaking patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units at one Sri Lankan hospital: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are mechanically ventilated; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000759695
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-12
• Study Completion: 2023-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
1.Equal or more than 18 years of age
2.Mechanically ventilated for at least 4 hours
3.Responsive to verbal stimuli
4.Able to understand Sinhala language
5.Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale score -1 to +1

Exclusion Criteria

1.Unconscious patients
2.Palliative care patients
3.Patients with visual and/or hearing impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recruitment rate equal or more than 50% <br>This will be recorded daily in a screening log by the principal investigator, and an audit of the log will be used to determine actual recruitment. [ Upon conclusion of the study ];Retention rate target will be equal or more than 90%<br>This will be recorded in a tracking log throughout the study by the principal investigator, and an audit of the log will be used to determine actual retention. [ Upon conclusion of the study];Intervention fidelity equal or more than 95% This will be recorded daily in an intervention fidelity log and contamination log by the principal investigator.[ Upon conclusion of the study]