The prevalence and impact of postprandial hypotension in elderly survivors of critical illness.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Critical illness; Postprandial hypotension; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000303448
• Lead Sponsor: A/Prof. Adam Deane

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 10 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 65 years of age or older and who remain in ICU for > 48 hours. Included patients must all be anticipated to survive critical illness.

Exclusion Criteria

refusal or unable to obtain informed consent
reside a distance of > 50 km from hospital
it is anticipated the patient will die within 3 months of ICU discharge

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The prevalence of postprandial hypotension in survivors of critical illness who are aged 65 years and older. (by monitoring blood pressure and heart rate response to ingestion of a 300mL glucaid drink using an automated blood pressure cuff) [BP and HR will be assessed 5 minutes before the ingestion of the drink and at 3 min intervals until 240 minutes. This will occur at all three study visits (at 3, 12 and 36 months post discharge from hospital) ]