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Table 1 Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) figure for the DDM trial

From: Decreasing delirium through music listening (DDM) in critically ill, mechanically ventilated older adults in the intensive care unit: a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial

Timepoint

Study period

Enrollment

Allocation

Post-allocation

Close-out

 − t

0

Day 1–7

Day 8–14

Day 15–21

Day 21–28

Day 90

Enrollment:

Eligibility screen

x

      

Informed consent

x

      

Demographics, comorbidities, functional status, clinical data, baseline cognitive function (IQCODE), diagnoses, severity of illness, functional status, medications

x

      

Allocation

 

x

     

Interventions:

Slow tempo music

 

2x

2x

    

Attention control

 

2x

2x

    

Assessments:

ICU assessments: RASS, CAM-ICU, CAM-ICU7, CPOT, VAS-A

x

x

2x

2x

2x

2x

 

IUTBANS, PHQ-9, GAD-7

      

x

Other assessments:

Clinical data

x

 

x

    

Discharge disposition

  

x

x

x

x

 

Intervention fidelity

  

x

    

Physiologic parameters

x

 

4x

x

x

x

 

Length of stay and healthcare utilization

      

x

  1. Abbreviations: CAM-ICU Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit, CPOT Critical Pain Observation Tool, RASS Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale, VAS-A visual analog scale-anxiety, IUTBANS Indiana University Telephone-Based Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale