ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Occupational therapist-guided cognitive interventions in critically ill patients: a feasibility randomized controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
This novel OT-guided cognitive intervention protocol is feasible in medical/surgical ICU patients.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged ≥ 18 yr admitted to a medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU)69 analysed
- Participants
- 70 patients
- Comparison
- Occupational therapist (OT)-guided cognitive intervention protocol plus standard of care vs standard delirium prevention protocol
- Primary endpoint
- Feasibility: proportion of eligible cognitive interventions delivered by the OT
Methodological detailsenrolment truncated (COVID-19 pandemic), Target enrolment N = 112; enrolment truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Enrolment truncated (COVID-19 pandemic)
- Target enrolment N = 112; enrolment truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Proportion of eligible OT-guided cognitive intervention sessions delivered (feasibility)
OT-guided sessions completed
110/137; 80%
Secondary outcomes
Number of sessions per patient
- Number of sessions per patient, mean (SD)
- 4.1 (3.8)
Session length (goal 20 min)
- Goal session length achieved, mean [SD], min
- 19.8 [3.1]
- Sessions terminated early per patient request
- 8/110; 7%
Original publication
Occupational therapist-guided cognitive interventions in critically ill patients: a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Can J Anaesth. Published 16 November 2022. doi:10.
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