Eye-tracking tool for non-verbal icu patients
This study tests a tool that helps patients in the ICU who cannot speak or communicate normally. It uses eye-tracking technology to let patients select words or phrases with their eyes, so they can express needs or feelings more easily. This might help reduce frustration and improve communication with doctors, nurses, and family members.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older.
- If you are a patient: you are in the ICU and are unable to speak or communicate normally (e.g., because of a breathing tube, a tracheostomy, or a spinal cord injury).
- Patients must be alert and calm enough to follow simple instructions.
- Patients cannot have blindness or be unable to open their eyes, and cannot have serious memory or thinking problems.
- Family members must be 18 or older and have visited a patient in the ICU.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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