Relationship Between Grip and Quadriceps Strength on Quality of Life in ICU Survivors

University of Liege1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2020

ConditionsCritical Illness Muscle Strength Quadriceps Strength Grip Strength Quality of Life

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Critical Illness
Sponsor: University of Liege
Enrollment: 100
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: health-related quality of life
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim is to study the impact of muscle strength measured in ICU and after ICU discharge on health-related quality of life measured after hospital discharge.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 1, 2020

End Date

August 31, 2022

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Liege

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Rousseau

head of clinic

University of Liege

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•critically ill patients with an ICU stay of at least 7 days
•collaborative

Exclusion Criteria

•non collaborative, confusion, coma
•limb paresis or plegia
•patient refusal

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

health-related quality of life

Time Frame: 6 months after ICU discharge

assessed using the EuroQOL 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire: a first part assess the 5 dimensions of health state (each dimension is scored from 1 to 3, 3 indicating extreme problems). A second part is visual analog scale ranging from 0 (the worst health you can imagine) to 100 (the best health you can imagine)