New program aims to ease trauma of intensive care
NCT ID NCT07525284
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a program that improves how ICU staff care for patients can lower discomfort and reduce the risk of PTSD after leaving the hospital. About 1,242 adults who have been in the ICU for at least three days will take part. The program includes better communication, more humane practices, and a longer learning period for staff.
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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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About 1,242 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient, male or female, aged ≥ 18 years * Patient discharged alive from intensive care * Patient hospitalised in intensive care for at least three calendar days * Patient affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Patient who speaks French and has signed an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose situation is incompatible with completing the IPREA questionnaire * Protected patients: adults under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Patients hospitalised without consent * Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Privé La Casamance
RECRUITINGAubagne, France, 13400, France
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