Eye-Tracking gadget aims to clear confusion in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT06029244
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a wearable eye-tracking device called EyeControl-Pro in 160 older, ventilated ICU patients. The device lets patients communicate by moving their eyes, which may help reduce delirium—a state of confusion common in intensive care. Researchers compared patients who used the device to those who did not, checking for delirium over the first week.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EyeControl-Pro wearable eye-tracking device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could help reduce confusion and distress in ICU patients who cannot speak, improving their recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 160 patients. The device may not significantly reduce delirium, and results may not apply to all ICU settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Mechanically ventilated patients aged \>=50 years * RASS score of -3 to +1 and * Anticipated to require \>=24 hours of mechanical ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * Not expected to survive \>=24 hours * Have limitations in care (Do Not Resuscitate, or comfort-focused care orders) * Receiving paralytic neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) infusion or anticipated need for NMBA use * Have advanced dementia or cognitive impairment including post-concussive syndrome. * Have severe uncorrected psychiatric disorders. * Have uncorrected hearing or visual impairment. * Acute or subacute neurological disorder hindering communication or ability to participate in CAM ICU assessments * Enrolled in a clinical trial which prohibits co-enrollment. * Incarcerated * Have no identified legally appointed representative (LAR) * Are unable to communicate in the predominant local language (English at US site and English/Hebrew/Arabic/Russian in Israel) * Refusal of treating clinical team.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assuta Ashdod Medical Center
Ashdod, Israel
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, Israel
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