The use of the eye tracking technique for non-verbal communication with intubated and mechanical ventilated patients in the intensive care unit
- Conditions
- Intubated and mechanically ventilated patients because of ARDS, Weaning or surgical diseases
- Registration Number
- DRKS00021233
- Lead Sponsor
- Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und PoliklinikBerufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Included were: (1) endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube and mechanical ventilation; (2) over 18 years of age; (3) a score of -1, 0 or 1 points on the Richmond agitation-sedation scale (RASS) or a score of < 3 points on the nursing delirium screening scale (Nu-DESC) in patients without sedation; (4) a history of mechanical ventilation of more than 48 hours; (5) expecting to be ventilated for the next 24 hours; and (6) inadequate nonverbal communication skills.
Exclusion Criteria
Excluded were all patients with a tracheostomy tube, who were able to speak more than 6 hours per day with unblocked cuff.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primäry outcome measurement was to test the clinical applicability of ETs for non-verbal communication with intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in the surgical ICU and surgical IMC.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method se of eye tracking in intubated and ventilated patients in the ICU during delirium, to record painkiller therapy and to improve tracheal cannula management