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CPR Decision-Making Video for ICU Families

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patient admitted to ICU and unable to make decisions with a known surrogate decision maker
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up within 48 hours of icu admission
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a video decision aid can help families of ICU patients make decisions about CPR.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for family members who make decisions for patients in the ICU unable to decide for themselves. The patient must have a designated surrogate decision maker. It's not open to those who cannot speak English.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is examining if a video decision aid helps family members make CPR choices compared to families who don't watch the video. It looks at how this tool influences their decisions during a stressful time.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves an informational video, there are no direct medical side effects. However, viewing content about CPR and critical care can be emotionally impactful.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am in the ICU and cannot make decisions, but I have someone who can make them for me.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within 48 hours of icu admission
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 48 hours of icu admission for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
CPR preferences

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Video decision aidExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Video decision aid of CPR
Group II: verbal description of CPRActive Control1 Intervention
verbal description of CPR
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
video decision aid
2010
N/A
~260

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,928 Previous Clinical Trials
13,198,255 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

video decision aid Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT01241955 — N/A
Intensive Care Unit Admission Research Study Groups: Video decision aid, verbal description of CPR
Intensive Care Unit Admission Clinical Trial 2023: video decision aid Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT01241955 — N/A
video decision aid 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT01241955 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any open spots for this research endeavor?

"Based on the data presented by clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study is no longer recruiting participants. Inception of the trial was February 1st 2011 and it ceased recruitment in November 16th 2020; however, there are currently other trials searching for volunteers."

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~7 spots leftby Apr 2025