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Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticNCT02040649

Non-sedation Versus Sedation With a Daily Wake-up Trial in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation - Effects on PTSD

A study testing Non-sedation in people with Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic and Depression, run by Palle Toft at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Through many years, the standard care has been to use continuous sedation of critically ill patients during mechanical ventilation. However, preliminary randomised clinical trials indicate that it is beneficial to reduce the sedation level in these patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Non-sedation
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
205 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Jan 2014to Mar 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Endotracheally intubated
  • Expected time on ventilator > 24 hours
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Severe head trauma where therapeutic coma is indicated
  • Therapeutic hypothermia where therapeutic coma is indicated
  • Status epilepticus where therapeutic coma is indicated
  • Patient has participated in the study before
  • Patient is transferred from another ICU with length of stay > 48 hours
  • Patient is comatose at admission
  • PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 9, if sedation is necessary for oxygenation
  • Patient does not speak Danish, swedish or norwegian at a reasonable level

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Intensive Care Unit

    Kolding, 6000

Other trials in Denmark

About this study

Official title: Substudy of the NONSEDA-trial (NCT01967680): Non-sedation Versus Sedation With a Daily Wake-up Trial in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Me-chanical Ventilation - Effects on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Through many years, the standard care has been to use continuous sedation of critically ill patients during mechanical ventilation. However, preliminary randomised clinical trials indicate that it is beneficial to reduce the sedation level in these patients. The NONSEDA trial is an investigator-initiated, randomised, clinical, parallel-group, multinational, superiority trial designed to include 700 patients from at least six ICUs in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, comparing no sedation with sedation and a daily wake-up trial during mechanical ventilation. This is a substudy of the NONSEDA trial, concerning 250 patients included at trialsite Kolding, Denmark. The aim of the substudy is to assess the effects of no sedation on posttraumatic stress disorder after discharge from ICU.

Our hypothesis is that critically ill patients who are not sedated during mechanical ventilation will have less posttraumatic stress disorder after discharge.

Being tested
Non-sedation, Control, sedation (propofol, midazolam)
Keywords
Critical care, Respiration, artificial
Medical subject headings
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Respiratory Aspiration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Non-sedationOther

    Patients are awake or have natural sleep during mechanical ventilation. Pain is treated with morphine iv.

  • Control, sedation (propofol, midazolam)Other

    Continuous iv-sedation (propofol first 48 hours, from then midazolam) to Ramsey 3-4 with a daily wake up attempt, where sedation is stopped until patient is awake.

Study groups in NCT02040649
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Non-sedationExperimentalNon-sedation supplemented with pain management during mechanical ventilation.
Receives: Other: Non-sedation
SedationActive comparatorCurrent gold standard: Sedation with a daily wake-up trial.
Receives: Other: Control, sedation (propofol, midazolam)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. PTSD

    Number of patients in each group diagnosed with PTSD by a neuropsycologist, based on an interview including posttraumatic stress disorder index and a general evaluation of the patient based on the ICD-10 criteria.

    Measured: 3 months after discharge from ICU

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Patient-reported quality of life

    SF-36v2, mental component score for each group. The questionnaire is mailed to the participants, who complete it at home.

    Measured: 3 months after discharge from ICU

  2. Depression

    Number of patients in each group diagnosed with depresion by the neuropsycologist, based on personal interview and Beck depression inventory score.

    Measured: 3 months after discharge from ICU

  3. Anxiety

    Number of patients in each group diagnosed with anxiety by the neuropsycologist, based on personal interveiw and Beck anxiety inventory score.

    Measured: 3 months after discarge from ICU

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jan 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionJun 2017
  4. Study completionMar 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
205 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02040649
Sponsor's protocol ID
S-20130025b
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
10 Jan 2014
Last updated
15 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Strom T, Stylsvig M, Toft P. Long-term psychological effects of a no-sedation protocol in critically ill patients. Crit Care. 2011;15(6):R293. doi: 10.1186/cc10586. Epub 2011 Dec 13.

    PubMed 22166673

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Non-sedation in people with Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic and Depression, run by Palle Toft at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

PTSD (time frame: 3 months after discharge from ICU). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02040649, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Mar 2019.

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