NCT06039501

The Family Perspectives Project Pilot Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Matthew Modes · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to conduct a pilot randomized trial of a program designed to enhance equitable communication and emotional support for families of critically ill patients in order to determine feasibility, acceptability, and participant experience with the program. The primary study procedures include: chart abstraction, questionnaires, meetings with ICU support counselors, meetings with ICU physicians and care team, audio recordings of these meetings (optional), and interviews with study participants (optional). Study participants include: 70 critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure (enrolled with the consent of their Legally Authorized Representative) and their primary surrogate decision makers as well as ICU support counselors and ICU care teams (physicians, nurses, social workers).

Conditions

• Respiratory Failure
• Family Support
• Physician-Patient Relations
• Critical Illness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Family Perspective Program	The program involves regular meetings between families and an ICU support counselor. The ICU support counselor is a trained expert in providing culturally competent emotional and/or spiritual support. The ICU support counselor will support families and also learn and summarize family perspectives in a standardized report. ICU care team members will be prompted to perspective take as they review reports prior to regular routine meetings between families and the ICU care team.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-13
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-10-01
• First posted: 2023-09-15
• Last updated: 2025-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States