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Intelligent ICU Trial: Pervasive Sensing and Deep Learning for Autonomous Pain and Delirium Recognition in Non-Verbal Critically Ill Patients — What Clinicians Need to Know

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31 July 2026

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A University of Florida trial is developing deep learning models to autonomously detect pain and delirium in non-verbal ICU patients using multimodal sensing — including video, accelerometry, and EMG. With pain affecting up to 80% of critically ill patients and delirium remaining substantially under-detected, this foundational research could transform continuous ICU surveillance and support implementation of the ABCDEF bundle.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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