VoiceLove: An App-Based COMMunication Tool Designed to Address DeliriUm and Improve Family ENgagement and PatIent/Family SatisfaCtion in CriticAlly Ill PaTiEnts (COMMUNICATE)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
VoiceLove is a phone application allowing family and patients to share information in a secure platform. This project will compare the VoiceLove app to usual care to learn about whether VoiceLove improves patient-family communication, family engagement, and ICU delirium.
Description
VoiceLove is a novel, HIPAA compliant mobile phone application that enables families and patients to securely exchange and archive voice messages in real-time. For patients who are intubated or otherwise unable to communicate, VoiceLove allows family members to deliver real-time voice messages when they are away from the bedside without relying on the clinical team to coordinate calls. The investigator group has recently completed formative usability testing of the VoiceLove application with a variety of ICU stakeholders including family members, bedside ICU nurses, and ICU physicians to refin…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria Only patients who meet inclusion criteria, have no exclusion criteria, and consent for participation will advance to the Interventional Trial phase (i.e., the randomization phase) of the study. Patients will be eligible for inclusion in the Pre-Randomization Phase of the study (i.e., presented for study consent) if they are: 1. Adult patient ≥18 years old 2. Admitted to medical or coronary ICU 3. Intubated on mechanical ventilation with expected intubation of \> 24 hours Exclusion Criteria Patients will be excluded (i.e., not consented) for any of the following reasons:…
Interventions
- OtherCommunication Application
Participants will receive the VoiceLove intervention versus the standard care which does not utilize VoiceLove.
Location
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee