Relaxation for Critically ill Patient Outcomes and Stress-coping Enhancement (REPOSE): a protocol for a pilot randomised trial of an integrative intervention to improve critically ill patients' delirium and related outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delirium is a common complication of critical illness, associated with negative patient outcomes. Preventive or therapeutic interventions are mostly ineffective. Although relaxation-inducing approaches may benefit critically ill patients, no well-designed studies target delirium prevention as a primary outcome. The objective of this study is to assess feasibility and treatment effect estimates of a multimodal integrative intervention incorporating relaxation, guided imagery and moderate pressure touch massage for prevention of critical illness delirium and for related outcomes.

Methods and analysis

Randomised, controlled, single-blinded trial with two parallel groups (1:1 allocation: intervention and standard care) and stratified randomisation (age (18-64 years

SUBMITTER: Papathanassoglou EDE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340454 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature