NCT04361838

The COVID-19 ICU PRAYER Study

Impact of Multi-Denominational Prayer on Morbidity and Mortality of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unite With Corona Virus Infection

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 110 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a multicenter; double blind randomized controlled study investigating the role of remote intercessory multi-denominational prayer on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 + patients in the intensive care unit. All patients enrolled will be randomized to use of prayer vs. no prayer in a 1:1 ratio. Each patient randomized to the prayer arm will receive a "universal" prayer offered by 5 religious denominations (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism) in addition to standard of care. Whereas the patients randomized to the control arm will receive standard of care outlined by their medical teams. During ICU stay, patients will have serial assessment of multi-organ function and APACHE-II/SOFA scores serial evaluation performed on a daily basis until discharge. Data assessed include those listed below.

Conditions

• Coronavirus Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	prayer	receive prayers daily while in ICU

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-21
• Primary completion: 2021-04-30
• Completion: 2021-04-30
• First posted: 2020-04-24
• Last updated: 2022-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States