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Understanding Needs After Critical Illness for Older Adults

This study is looking at the needs of older adults (65 and older) after they've been in an intensive care unit (ICU) for at least two days and then return home. It's an observational study, meaning researchers will watch and learn without giving any specific treatments. They want to understand what challenges you might face and how those challenges affect your recovery over six months. They will also look at why some needs are met and others aren't. The goal is to help design better support programs in the future. We don't know the current recruitment status.

Study design
This is an observational study that plans to include about 350 participants. It will follow participants over time to understand their needs.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for up to 6 months to measure disability, hospital readmissions, and deaths.

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NCT06006000

Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 65+Observational
Yale University
~350 participants
Updated 2026-06-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Disability Count
Measured over monthly up to 6 months
+3 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Critical Illness
Illness, Critical

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Connecticut1

Study leadership

  • Lauren Ferrante, MD, MHS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Yale University

Who to contact

Nicole Bouranis, PhD
[email protected]
+1 (203) 737-1731
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age ≥ 65 years
Survived an ICU admission of ≥2 days
Age ≥ 18 years
Identified as caregiver of LANTERN participant who is an informal (unpaid) caregiver.

Exclusion

Advance directive of comfort measures only (CMO) or a transition to hospice
Planned discharge to a location other than home or Short-Term Rehab
Tracheostomy with ventilator dependence
Severe acute or prior neurologic injury (such as anoxic brain injury or acute, massive stroke)
Advanced dementia
ICU admission for monitoring only (e.g., antibiotic desensitization)
Primary language other than English.
Homelessness
Active drug or alcohol use disorder.
Primary language other than English
Is a paid caregiver
Unwilling to complete a qualitative interview

What this trial measures

  • Disability Countmonthly up to 6 months

    Number of instances of disability during activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and mobility activity. Disability is defined as an inability to complete the task or the need for personal assistance to complete the task. The higher the count, the more disability.

  • Number of hospital readmissionsmonthly up to 6 months

    Number of hospital readmissions monthly up to 6 months.

  • Number of deathsmonthly up to 6 months

    Number of deaths each month up to 6 months.

  • Barriers and Facilitators to addressing unmet needsmonth 6

    Barriers and facilitators to addressing unmet needs will be assessed using qualitative interviews. A subgroup of participants will receive qualitative interviews conducted with members of the study team. Content analysis will then be used to identify barriers and facilitators to addressing unmet needs that will be informative when planning a future intervention.