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Study name	Improving outcomes for mechanically ventilated patients with the Digital EZ Board
Methods	Parallel‐group randomised controlled trial
Participants	Inclusion criteria: aged ≥18 years; able to communicate in English; awake alert, responding appropriately to commands; normal (aided or unaided) hearing and vision; able to control head, arm, and hand movements; physiologically stable and in no acute distress (per nurse report); intubated via oral endotracheal or tracheal tube without speaking valve, received mechanical ventilation during past 48 hours. Exclusion criteria: pre‐existing communication impairments; diagnosis of severe dementia or brain injury; CAM‐ICU positive for delirium; non‐responsiveness or inattention.
Interventions	Intervention Provided with an Android device with the VidaTalk app and protocolised instruction on its use. Control Provided with a bedside Android device without the VidaTalk app, focusing instead on a common tablet device app.
Outcomes	Daily patient‐reported communication difficulty rating using single item 0–4 rating scale. Communication task error rate. Total error rate. Patient satisfaction with communication task ease. Patient‐reported anxiety score. Ease of communication. Patient frustration with communication. Daily sedation exposure. RASS. Delirium/coma‐free days. Family satisfaction with ICU care. Patient satisfaction with care. Family member anxiety. Family member depression. Post‐traumatic stress symptoms. Family communication difficulty.
Starting date	19 February 2018
Contact information	Mary Beth Happ; happ.3@osu.edu
Notes	Abstracts published