Temporal Intervention Trial of a CPR Video in the ICU

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Admission to ICU
• Interventions: Behavioral: video decision aid

• Registration Number: NCT01241955
• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Brief Summary

To compare the decision making of family members of patients admitted to the ICU in regards to their CPR preferences for their loved ones with and without the use of a video decision aid.

Detailed Description

Surrogate decision makers of patients admitted to an ICU and UNABLE to make decisions for themselves will be asked their choice for CPR preferences for their loved ones. This will occur during the first six months of the study.

After six months, surrogate decision makers of patients admitted to an ICU and unable to make decisions for themselves will view a video decision aid for CPR and then asked their choice for CPR preferences for their loved ones.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-16
• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-02
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

patient admitted to ICU and unable to make decisions with a known surrogate decision maker

Exclusion Criteria

Cannot speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Video decision aid	video decision aid	Video decision aid of CPR

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CPR preferences	within 48 hours of ICU admission	CPR preferences for patients admitted to the ICU

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Massachusetts General Hospital; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States