Impact of Intensive Care Unit Nurse Participation in Post - ICU Follow Up Clinic

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• Conditions: Nurse-Patient Relations; Nurse Role
• Interventions: Behavioral: Nurse Encounter Group; Other: Nurse control group

• Registration Number: NCT04243356
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to learn more about the impact of a longitudinal encounter between critical care nurses and former intensive care unit patients. This study will enroll 10 patients that had been admitted in an ICU to meet with a former nurse that had taken care of them in the ICU. The study will enroll 20 nurses that had taken care of these patients in the ICU. The study will randomize 10 nurses to be in the encounter group and 10 nurses to be assigned to the control group. Only nurses assigned to the encounter group will meet with the patients at their post-ICU clinic.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-23
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-28
• Study Start: 2020-02-11
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-02
• Study Completion: 2025-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients that were admitted to the ICU that are appropriate for follow-up.

Nurses:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Registered nurse in an intensive care unit and took care of the enrolled patient

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nurse Encounter Group	Nurse Encounter Group	Nurses that are assigned to this group will be asked to take surveys before and immediately following the post-ICU clinic encounter with a patient that they had cared for in the ICU during a follow-up care visit with the former ICU - patient.
Nurse Control Group	Nurse control group	Nurses assigned to this group will only complete surveys and will not see a former patient in a post-ICU visit.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in medical ICU nurse fulfillment toward the ICU following an encounter with a former ICU patient in the post-ICU clinic using an adapted Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index	Baseline, at the follow-up ICU clinic visit for the encounter group (approximately 2-4 weeks after discharge)	The survey consists of 6 questions that are measured on a 5 point Likert scale (scored 0 to 4, with 4 representing higher fulfillment). The scores for all 6 fulfillment questions are then averaged for a composite score for fulfillment (also ranging from 0-4). The surveys will be administered at the time of enrollment for both the encounter and control nurse groups. The post-intervention survey will be administered only to the encounter group immediately following the post-ICU clinic encounter.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in medical ICU nurse burnout following an encounter with a former ICU patient in the post-ICU clinic	Baseline, at the follow-up ICU clinic visit for the encounter group (approximately 2-4 weeks after discharge)	The survey includes 2 questions and is adapted from Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and are single-item measures of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.; The assessment of burnout are measured on a 7 point Likert scale (scored 0 to 6, with 6 representing higher burnout). The surveys will be administered at the time of enrollment for both the encounter and control nurse groups. The post-intervention survey will be administered only to the encounter group immediately following the post-ICU clinic encounter.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States