Intensive Care Unit specific Virtual Reality for family members (ICU-VR-F) of patients in the ICU.

Recruiting

• Conditions: psychische klachten na IC opname van naaste, kwaliteit van leven; post-intensive care syndrome family (PICS-F); PTSD; 10002861

• Registration Number: NL-OMON52583
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• >= 18 years old
• First degree family member (sibling, parent, children), responsible for
decision making, or sharing the same household (in absence of next of kin)
• Able to understand the Dutch language
• In possession of a smartphone/tablet which is compatible to watch the ICU-VR
module at home
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of a formal home address
• Family members of patients with an ICU-LOSS <72 hours
• Family members of patients who decease during ICU admission will
retrospectively be excluded from the main analysis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary endpoint is the effect of ICU-VR-F on the psychological distress<br /><br>(depression, anxiety and PTSD) and HRQoL in family members of ICU patients up<br /><br>to 6 months after ICU discharge.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary endpoint is the understanding of the ICU in family members of ICU<br /><br>patients. Other, explorative endpoints are the perceived stress factors of ICU<br /><br>treatment in family members of ICU patients, and the perspective of family<br /><br>members on the ICU-VR-F intervention.</p><br>