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Clinical Trials/PACTR201408000829202
PACTR201408000829202
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The impact of an early mobilisation programme on the functional and health related quality of life outcomes of Intensive Care Unit patients in Zimbabwe.

niversity of Zimbabwe0 sites200 target enrollmentMay 19, 2014

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
critically ill patients in ICU
Sponsor
niversity of Zimbabwe
Enrollment
200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 19, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Zimbabwe

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All participants who were admitted to ICU and High dependency unit (HDU) irrespective of ventilation method (non\-invasive or invasive), aged 18 years old or older, medically stable and who consented or had their next of kin consent on their behalf to participate in the study were included.
  • Mobilisation of participants was initiated based on a priori selected (Bailey et al., 2007\) that included:
  • ¿Neurological criterion\- the patient had to be awake which was assessed by response to verbal stimulation.
  • ¿Respiratory Criterion\- a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2\) of less than or equal to 0\.6 and positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) of less than or equal to 8cm of water.
  • ¿Circulatory criterion\- the absence of orthostatic hypotension and catecholamine drips.

Exclusion Criteria

  • All participants who had one of the following;
  • ¿Cognitive impairment before acute illness
  • ¿Inability to walk without assistance before acute illness
  • ¿Neuromuscular disease that could impair weaning (Myasthenia gravis, Guillian\-Barre), acute stroke, head injury
  • ¿Hip fracture, unstable cervical spine and pathologic fracture
  • ¿Who were assessed by the medical staff as approaching imminent death
  • ¿ Any participant the treating intensive care unit team advised on avoiding mobilisation for any other reason not aforementioned was also excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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