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Massive study tracks hidden toll of ICU stays

NCT ID NCT07290712

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows 5,000 patients who spent more than 72 hours in the ICU to understand long-term cognitive, physical, and emotional problems known as Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). Researchers will collect data during the hospital stay and for up to five years after discharge, using questionnaires and blood samples. The goal is to identify risk factors and improve care for patients and their families.

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 study could identify risk factors and better ways to diagnose and treat long-term problems after intensive care.
What could go wrong
This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so direct patient benefits may take years to emerge.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 5,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Nov 2035

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Intensive care unit patients

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients with an ICU stay longer than 72 hours will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * Patients who receive end-of-life care at the time of screening

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Critical Illness postintensive care syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PICS Pics-F

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, State of Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Medical University of Vienna

    RECRUITING

    Vienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Universitätsklinikum Augsburg

    RECRUITING

    Augsburg, Bavaria, 86156, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany

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