Family touch and talk may ease PTSD in caregivers of brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT07456384
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured program where relatives provide sight, sound, touch, and smell stimulation to brain-injured ICU patients can reduce post-traumatic stress in those relatives. 200 family members will be trained and supervised to deliver the stimulation during visits. The main goal is to see if fewer relatives have severe PTSD symptoms 3 months after the ICU stay.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Standardized family-delivered neurosensory stimulation protocol (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, family-led way to reduce post-traumatic stress in relatives of brain-injured ICU patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study (not yet recruiting) with no prior results. The effect may be small or not significant, and results may not apply to all families or settings.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Marie MULLER
Reims, France
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