Protocol for a randomized trial of a scalable, interactive tool to support surrogate decision-makers of critically ill patients
This trial will provide robust evidence about the impact of combining the FST with increased and intentional communication, on patient, family, and health system outcomes for those hospitalized in the ICU.
Authors
- Rachel A. Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-3575)
- Donald Richard Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3266-3389)
- Florian Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-9011)
- Aleksandra E. Olszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4275-441X)
- David Y Hwang
- Shannon Carson
- Catherine L. Hough
- Jay S. Steingrub
- Grace Vincent
- Deepshikha C. Ashana
- Douglas White
- Vidya Menon
- Christopher E. Cox
- David Maloney
- Blair Wendlandt
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Lincoln Medical Center (US)
- Baystate Medical Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Royal Pavilion (GB)
- Baystate Health (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contemporary Clinical Trials
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2026.108262
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00