Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise After Intensive Care Unit: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ulster
Collaborating Sponsors:
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Conditions:
Critical Illness
Intensive Care
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test if a 6-week programme of exercise improves physical function and health related quality of life in patients following intensive care who are discharged from hospit...
Detailed Description
Most critically ill adult patients require ventilatory support during their intensive care unit stay. Following discharge home patients often still suffer from reduced physical function, exercise capa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age ≥ 18 years
- ICU admission requiring mechanical ventilation \> 96 hours
- planned discharge to home (self-care/carer)
- willing and able to participate in exercise
- deemed medically fit to take part in the intervention
Exclusion
- declined consent or unable to give consent
- inability to participate due to e.g. any neurological, spinal or skeletal dysfunction affecting ability to exercise
- cognitive impairment affecting ability to understand the intervention or complete questionnaires
- participation in another rehabilitation programme due to ongoing chronic disease
- other medical contraindication to participation in an exercise programme
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01463579
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
December 14 2015
Active Locations (5)
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1
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Antrim, Co. Antrim, United Kingdom, BT41 2RL
2
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Belfast, Co. Antrim, United Kingdom, BT12 6BA
3
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Craigavon, Co. Armagh, United Kingdom, BT63 5QQ
4
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, United Kingdom, BT47 6SB