the Intensive Care Unit Diary for Liver Transplant Recipients

Launched by CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · Apr 7, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how helpful an intensive care unit (ICU) diary can be for patients who have received a liver transplant. The diary aims to help these patients remember their experiences while they are in the ICU, which can be a confusing and stressful time. By documenting their journey, the hope is to improve their recovery and overall experience.

To be part of this study, participants need to be adults aged 18 or older who are willing to sign a consent form and can read and write in Chinese. They must be admitted to the ICU for liver transplant surgery. However, individuals with certain mental or cognitive challenges, or those on heavy sedative medications, won't be eligible for this trial. While it’s not yet recruiting participants, it’s important to know that this study will help researchers understand how keeping a diary can support liver transplant patients during their recovery in the ICU.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Willingness to sign the written informed consent form.
• • Admission to the intensive care unit for liver transplant surgery.
• • Ability to read and write in Chinese and communicate in either Chinese or Taiwanese dialect.
• • Adults aged 18 years or older, both male and female.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Diagnosis of a mental illness.
• • Presence of intellectual, cognitive, or hearing impairments.
• • Use of sedative medications and scoring less than -2 on the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).
• • Inability of family members to visit during the patient's stay in the intensive care unit.