NCT01147978.

Methods	RCT
Participants	Target number of randomised participants: 303 Inclusion criteria: patients > 18 years of age, alive at the end of ICU stay, with > 48 hours of mechanical ventilation, consenting to be called back 3 months and 1 year after ICU discharge Exclusion criteria: patients with chronic cognitive deterioration before ICU admission, inclusion in another interventional randomised study, non French‐speaking, unable to give consent, end‐of‐life situation (survival at 3 months very improbable), deaf Country: France Setting: ICU (medical)
Interventions	Intervention group Details: patient participant and carer participant given conference by the intensivist at end of ICU stay. Information included details on progress of ICU stay, orientation after discharge, and the possibility of consulting a general practitioner. Control group Details: participants given standard care without end‐of‐stay conference.
Outcomes	Anxiety and depression (measured using HADS and IES‐R). Patient participants and carer participants interviewed by phone 3 months and 1 year after ICU discharge.
Notes	Funding/declarations of interest: sponsored by Assistance Publique, University Paris 7, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Study start date: April 2009 Clinical trials register states that this study is completed. We are awaiting publication of full report with results.