Status:

RECRUITING

Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Critical Illness

Illness, Critical

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

This is a prospective longitudinal study that will evaluate the unmet needs of older adults (65 and older) who return home (either directly or after short-term rehab) after an ICU hospitalization, eva...

Detailed Description

To identify unmet needs in multiple domains after return home from an ICU hospitalization, evaluate whether these unmet needs are associated with disability burden in the subsequent 6 months, and asce...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • PARTICIPANTS
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Survived an ICU admission of ≥2 days
  • CAREGIVERS
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Identified as caregiver of LANTERN participant who is an informal (unpaid) caregiver.

Exclusion

  • PARTICIPANTS
  • Advance directive of comfort measures only (CMO) or a transition to hospice
  • Planned discharge to a location other than home or Short-Term Rehab
  • Tracheostomy with ventilator dependence
  • Severe acute or prior neurologic injury (such as anoxic brain injury or acute, massive stroke)
  • Advanced dementia
  • ICU admission for monitoring only (e.g., antibiotic desensitization)
  • Primary language other than English.
  • Homelessness
  • Active drug or alcohol use disorder.
  • CAREGIVERS
  • Primary language other than English
  • Is a paid caregiver
  • Unwilling to complete a qualitative interview

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 25 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

650 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06006000

Start Date

January 25 2024

End Date

October 1 2028

Last Update

June 4 2025

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Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520