ICU Patients' hidden struggles: new study tracks anxiety and pain
NCT ID NCT07153380
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 62 ICU patients to track how anxiety, sadness, breathing trouble, and pain change during their stay. Researchers also checked how these feelings affected patients' thinking skills when they left the ICU. The goal is to better understand these experiences to improve care for critically ill people.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand and manage emotional and physical distress in ICU patients, potentially improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational analysis of existing data, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all ICU patients and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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I3PT Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Parc Taulí
Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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