CTSI-iPad for Vented Patient Communication
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 23, 2017 |
| End Date: | December 2021 |
| Contact: | Jeanette Graf, CCRP |
| Email: | lung@mcw.edu |
| Phone: | 414.955.6987 |
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an iPad for Patient Communication During Mechanical Ventilation
This study will enroll 75 mechanically vented adults in the ICU to compare self-reported ease
of communication, patient satisfaction, and patient anxiety and frustration levels between a
group using a communication application on an iPad and a group using standard methods of
communication while mechanically vented.
of communication, patient satisfaction, and patient anxiety and frustration levels between a
group using a communication application on an iPad and a group using standard methods of
communication while mechanically vented.
The Investigators will randomize patients to either an iPad application available for
communication or usual care. An existing iPad communication application (Proloquo2Go) that
allows picture or text to voice communication was tailored to needs of adult mechanically
ventilated (MV) patient. In the tailored application, common messages for an adult MV
population are depicted on picture tiles organized into folders. When patients touch a
picture tile either additional message options appear or a phrase or word is spoken by the
device. Access to a pop-up keyboard on each screen allows patients to easily type unique text
to voice messages.
Intervention: Patients will be randomized to either an iPad with the tailored communication
application or usual care. Patients randomized to the iPad group will be given a brief
introduction to the communication application and then will be asked to communicate four
messages to verify understanding. Patients who are unable to successfully use the iPad with
the initial introduction will remain in the study. Research staff will continue to assist the
patient daily and a speech language pathologist will be consulted to facilitate the patients
ability to use the device. The iPad will remain at the bedside to be used for communication
as desired for the remainder of the time the patient is on the ventilator. A manual providing
instruction for the iPad and application operation will be at the bedside of all patients
randomized to the intervention group. Research staff will visit patients daily to assist with
any problems encountered and will also be available by phone to assist as needed. Although
patients will be encouraged to use the iPad for communication, use of other strategies or
tools will not be restricted.
communication or usual care. An existing iPad communication application (Proloquo2Go) that
allows picture or text to voice communication was tailored to needs of adult mechanically
ventilated (MV) patient. In the tailored application, common messages for an adult MV
population are depicted on picture tiles organized into folders. When patients touch a
picture tile either additional message options appear or a phrase or word is spoken by the
device. Access to a pop-up keyboard on each screen allows patients to easily type unique text
to voice messages.
Intervention: Patients will be randomized to either an iPad with the tailored communication
application or usual care. Patients randomized to the iPad group will be given a brief
introduction to the communication application and then will be asked to communicate four
messages to verify understanding. Patients who are unable to successfully use the iPad with
the initial introduction will remain in the study. Research staff will continue to assist the
patient daily and a speech language pathologist will be consulted to facilitate the patients
ability to use the device. The iPad will remain at the bedside to be used for communication
as desired for the remainder of the time the patient is on the ventilator. A manual providing
instruction for the iPad and application operation will be at the bedside of all patients
randomized to the intervention group. Research staff will visit patients daily to assist with
any problems encountered and will also be available by phone to assist as needed. Although
patients will be encouraged to use the iPad for communication, use of other strategies or
tools will not be restricted.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Sufficient motor and visual function to allow use of touch screen
2. Mechanically ventilated
3. Awake and able to participate in informed consent discussion
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Non-English Speaking
2. Receiving ventilator support prior to admission.
3. Delirium present in the last 24 hours
4. Tracheostomy
5. Structural Neurological Injury (such as stroke or traumatic brain injury)
6. Coma
7. Deep Sedation (Richmond Agitation Scale > -2)
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