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NCT Number: NCT04279171

Near-death Experience in ICU Survivors

This observational study aims to describe the incidence of near-death experience (NDE) in patients who survived a critical illness. In order to help determine the potential risk factors of NDE, dissociative status and spirituality are also investigated. Finally, in patients who experienced NDE, a magnetic resonance imaging is performed to search for any structural modifications.

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Key information

Conditions

Critical Illness Death Disease Attributes Near-Death Experience Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital of Liège

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All consecutive patients who survived critical illness

Exclusion criteria

  • Glasgow Coma Scale < 15/15
  • Confusion (CAM ICU scale)
  • Refusal

Treatment and study plan

Greyson NDE scale

Diagnostic Test

Questionnaire to detect occurence of NDE. A NDE is identified if score > or = 7/32

DES dissociation scale

Diagnostic Test

Screening for dissociative symptoms

WHOQOL-SRPB

Diagnostic Test

WHOQOL-SRPB is an instrument developed to evaluate how spirituality, religiosity and personal beliefs (SRPB) are related to quality of life in health and health care.

cerebral magnetic resonance imaging

Diagnostic Test

Types of images to be acquired: T1, T2, Diffusion Weighted Imaging-DWI, Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery and spectroscopy

Primary outcomes

  1. NDE

    Time frame: Greyson questionnaire is administered during the week following ICU discharge

    NDE occurence during ICU stay, retrospectively detected by the Greyson scale. Greyson scale is a 16 items and 32 points scale. Minimal score is 0, maximal score is 32. A NDE is suspected when score is equal or higher than 7.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life estimation

    Time frame: one year after first interview

    Quality of life assessment, using EQ-5D-3L

  2. NDE

    Time frame: one year after first interview

    NDE occurence during ICU stay, retrospectively detected by the Greyson scale.

  3. MCQ (Memory Characteristics Questionnaire)

    Time frame: one month after first interview

    analyze of the phenomenological characteristics of real and imagined memories

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Incidence of Near-death Experiences Among Patients Who Survived a Critical Illness

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 21, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 5, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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