Testing the Feasibility of Patient Controlled Sedation for Ventilated ICU Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is the most frequently used life-support modality in intensive
care units (ICUs). To reduce anxiety, stress and promote tolerance of MV, nurses frequently
administer a variety of sedative medications to their patients based on subjective
observations.
The investigators hypothesize that patient-controlled sedation, compared to
clinician-directed sedation, will decrease sedative exposure while decreasing patient anxiety
during the episode of mechanical ventilation.
Phase:
Phase 1/Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Collaborators:
Hospira, Inc. Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)