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Liberalization of Visiting Policies in ICU for Reducing High Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (OPEN-UNIT)
This was a cluster randomized study of an ICU level intervention to reduce high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in family members of ICU patients. Participating ICUs had restrictive visiting policies (i.e., \<6 hours/day) before randomization. After an observational period and a washout period, participating ICUs were randomized either to maintain their visiting policies or to liberalize their visiting policies (24 hours a day, 7 days a week.)
Details
| Lead sponsor | Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 1289 |
| Start date | Sat Apr 18 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Mon Feb 12 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- PTSD in Family Members of ICU Patients
Interventions
- Visiting policies: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Restriction of visiting policies < 6 hours