CompletedNot Applicable

Enhanced Recovery After Intensive Care (ERIC)

Germany1,463 participantsStarted 2018-09-04

Plain-language summary

The primary objective of the multi-center stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial ERIC is to evaluate the effects of a multi-component telemedicine-based intervention delivered by the ICU on the adherence to quality indicators (QI) in intensive care medicine compared to usual care. Critically ill patients treated on the interventional condition receive daily tele-medical rounds during their ICU stay. Further secondary objectives are to demonstrate whether the intervention improves patient outcomes 3 and 6 months post ICU discharge, compared to usual care.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Patient Level: Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Expected to receive treatment in a medical or surgical ICU connected to the project for more than 24 hours * Coverage by a German statutory health insurance company * Written informed consent of patient or legal representative Exclusion Criteria: • Age \< 18 years Institutional level: Inclusion Criteria: * Located in the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region * Adherence to general legal obligations to participate in the study funded by the German Innovation Fund and participate in the respective contracts. * Adherence to cluster-randomization Exclusion Criteria: • No intensive care beds available

What they're measuring

QI 'Daily multiprofessional and interdisciplinary clinical visits with documentation of daily goals'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Management of sedation, analgesia, and delirium'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Patient-adapted ventilation'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Early weaning from invasive ventilation'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Measures for infection management'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Early enteral nutrition'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03671447

SponsorCharite University, Berlin, Germany

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-04-15

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

QI 'Daily multiprofessional and interdisciplinary clinical visits with documentation of daily goals'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Management of sedation, analgesia, and delirium'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Patient-adapted ventilation'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Early weaning from invasive ventilation'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Measures for infection management'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.

QI 'Early enteral nutrition'

Timeframe: From enrolment to ICU discharge; Patients assessed for the duration of their ICU stay after enrolment, expected average of 14 days.