DaCsi - ICU: Delirium after Cardiac surgery in Intensive Care Unit
Research type
Research Study
Full title
DaCSi-ICU: The use of auditory-visual stimulation to reduce delirium rates in intensive care patients post-cardiac surgery: a feasibility study
IRAS ID
331314
Contact name
Sanooj Soni
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare Research Governance and Integrity Team
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
RFPR2324_9, Imperial Health Charity Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 2023/2024
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Delirium can affect over 50% of patients following cardiac surgery in ICU, leading to long-term cognitive impairment. This condition is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality, it often goes undiagnosed, resulting in prolonged hospital stays and increased costs to the NHS. Nurse-led auditory-visual stimulation to help prevent and manage ICU delirium is a relatively novel and unexplored clinical practice in the postoperative cardiac field.
This study's primary aim is to assess the feasibility of an innovative intervention using family-focused sensory stimulation to reduce delirium in ICU patients following major cardiac surgery and improve post-surgical outcomes.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/YH/0011
Date of REC Opinion
22 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion