New tablet app eases stress for ICU families
NCT ID NCT05408468
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a tablet-based tool called FAMCOPE-ICU designed to help family members cope with the stress of having a loved one in the intensive care unit (ICU). The study enrolled 49 family members of ICU patients who could not make their own healthcare decisions. The main goal was to see if families found the tool acceptable and helpful.
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Study facts
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- 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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2023
- 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
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- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Patient Inclusion Criteria: * 18-89 years old * Intensive Care Unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) \>= 48 hours * No anticipated ICU LOS for next 24 hours * Unable to make healthcare decisions Family Inclusion Criteria * Identified by critical care team as legally authorized representative (LAR) * Able to speak or comprehend English * \>= 18 years old Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years or older than 89 years * ICU LOS \< 48 hours * Anticipated ICU discharge within next 24 hours * Able to make healthcare decisions Family Exclusion Criteria * Not identified by critical care team as the LAR * Unable to speak or comprehend English * \< 18 years old
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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