In-person peer support for critical care survivors: The ICU REcovery Solutions cO-Led through surVivor Engagement (ICURESOLVE) pilot randomised controlled trial

Abstract

Background: Peer support is a promising intervention to mitigate post-ICU disability, however there is a paucity of rigorously designed studies. Objectives: The objective of this study was to establish feasibility of an in-person, co-designed, peer-support model. Methods: Prospective, randomised, adaptive, single-centre pilot trial with blinded outcome assessment, conducted at a university-affiliated hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Intensive care unit survivors (and their nominated caregiver, where survivor and caregiver are referred to as a dyad), >18 years of age, able to speak and understand English and participate in phone surveys, were eligible. Participants were randomised to the pee..