Diary kept by nurses may ease trauma after sudden death
NCT ID NCT02874469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether keeping a diary during intensive care can lower the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people who survived a sudden cardiac arrest and in their family members. About 173 patients and their relatives took part. Researchers measured PTSD symptoms three months after the event to see if the diary helped.
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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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173 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 = * Patients who experienced a sudden death and who are admitted alive in our center * Patients who benefited from therapeutic hypothermia (and/or care to limit fever occurrence) Relative's inclusion criteria : * Relatives of a patient that fit inclusion/exclusion criteria Exclusion Criteria = Patient's non-inclusion criteria : * Death or transfer in another center within the first 8 hours of admission in our center * Pregnancy * Patients who refuse to participate after being awake after initial coma Relative's non-inclusion criteria : * Relatives who refuse to participate after being awake after initial coma
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Cardiologique - USIC - CHRU
Lille, France
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