Clinical Trials

Patients who are prepared and are more aware of what to expect during their hospitalization will experience less acute confusion and rate the confusion they do experience as less distressful.

This study aims to:

1. Determine the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the iPREPARED intervention for use by older hospitalized adults 60 years of age or older and their caregivers.
2. To estimate the effect size needed to reduce the incidence of delirium in participants using the iPREPARED intervention.
3. Identify patient-caregiver reported strategies to improve the usability of the iPREPARED intervention.

The purpose of this study is to develop a passive digital marker (PDM) for delirium severity and examine its performance in comparison to validated delirium severity tools (CAM-ICU-7, ICDSC).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a pre-ICU admission simulation session on post-operative delirium in the elective cardiothoracic surgical population while in the intensive care unit.

The purpose of this study is to enable the recognition ability of a camera by providing its training in advance to detect breathing tubes and oxygen masks on any person’s face and reliably recognize signature features of acute brain failure displayed by the patient.

The specific aim for this study is to develop a Computer Vision model using a camera to automatically detect the presence of an endotracheal tube (ETT), an oxygen mask, or a noninvasive ventilation device on patients in the ICU.Digital Video Recordings (DVRs) have played an important role in patient care as preventive and remote monitoring. ...

Ketamine is a commonly used anesthetic medication which is used for induction of anesthesia as well as as an analgesic. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties which may decrease post-operative complications following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass that are thought to associated with inflammation. Some studies have shown that ketamine does decrease these complications when compared with anesthetics that are not commonly used in our cardiac anesthesiology practice. Propofol is another commonly used anesthetic medication which is used for induction of anesthesia. Ketamine has not been compared with propofol for potential to reduce post-operative complications associated with the ...

This research study seeks to explore the effects of massage techniques on pain and anxiety relief among patients with subarachnoid hemorrhages in the ICU setting in comparison to subarachnoid hemorrhagic patients using standard medical therapy.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a seven-day slow-tempo music intervention on the primary outcome of delirium/coma free days among mechanically ventilated, critically ill older adults.

Critically ill older adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at a higher risk to develop delirium, which predisposes them to longer lengths of ICU and hospital stay, increased in-patient mortality, and higher risk of new acquired cognitive impairment and dementia. Music listening is a non-pharmacological intervention that holds potential to decrease ICU delirium.