Status:
COMPLETED
Being Awake, Upright and Moving as the Basis for Early ICU Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Landspitali University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Iceland
Conditions:
Critical Illness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients who have been admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) and are intubated and mechanically ventilated for longer than 48 hours have impaired physical, psychological and social health and well-be...
Detailed Description
Mobilization is an intervention prescribed by physiotherapists, for critically ill patients in the ICU, to prevent as well as remediate a range of multisystem problems and complications. Mobilization ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient participants will be at least 18 years of age and admitted to the ICU of Landspitali Fossvogur or Landspitali Hringbraut of the The National University Hospital of Iceland.
- Intubated and on mechanical ventilation for \> 48 hours
- Icelandic speaking.
- Upright position and ambulation is not contraindicated or impossible.
Exclusion
- Those patients deemed by the medical teams of each unit not to be sufficiently stable. These would include diagnoses such as: Intracranial insults including:Severe head injury, Subarachnoidal hemorrhage, Elevated intracranial pressure, Intraventricular drain, Neurological deterioration, Status epileptics
- Unstable fractures of the vertebral column
- Spinal cord injuries
- Unstable pelvic fractures and/or balanced skeletal traction
- Severe burns
- Mental status precluding being able to follow instructions and cooperate with treatment appropriately
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02301273
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2015
Last Update
November 30 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Landspítali University Hospital
Reykjavik, Iceland, 108