NCT07316894

IWS Diagnosis Criteria Consensus

International Delphi Consensus on the Universal Definition and Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in Adult ICU Patients

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: ELIAS Emergency University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is an International Delphi Consensus on the Definition and Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in adult critically ill patients. It involves the anonymous completion of a questionnaire using a 7-point Likert scale.

Conditions

• Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ICU, Anesthesiology and Psychiatry specialists consensus on the diagnosis of IWS.	This is a new and originally developed questionnaire comprising of 19 questions. Out of 19 questions, 17 use a 7-point Likert scale response, one uses a Yes/No type of answer and one has open answers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-13
• Primary completion: 2026-03-31
• Completion: 2026-05-01
• First posted: 2026-01-05
• Last updated: 2026-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Romania