ICU survivors: new study tracks lingering health problems years later
NCT ID NCT06857513
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at patients who needed a breathing machine for more than 48 hours in the ICU between 2021 and 2023. Researchers will interview 90 adults in 2025 to see if they still have physical, mental, or thinking problems (called post-ICU syndrome) and how it affects their quality of life. The goal is to learn how these issues change over time and what factors make them worse.
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 help doctors understand how post-ICU syndrome changes over time and identify risk factors, leading to better follow-up care for survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 90 participants, so findings may not apply to all ICU patients. It relies on questionnaires and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients hospitalized in the ICU between January 2021 and December 2023 undergoing mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours
- Ages
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18 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: * Patients admitted to the ICU between January 2021 and December 2023 who have required invasive mechanical ventilation for a period of more than 48 hours. * Patients who give their informed consent to participate in the study. * Patients aged 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been subjected to mechanical ventilation for less than 48 hours during their stay in the ICU between January 2021 and December 2023. * Patients who do not give their informed consent and, therefore, do not agree to participate in the interview. * Patients who have died during their stay in the ICU or in the period between 2021 and 2024. * Patients under 18 years of age. * Patients in whom it is not possible to collect all the information necessary to adequately assess post-ICU syndrome.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35002, Spain
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