Relationship Between Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in ICU Survivors

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Muscle Strength; Quadriceps Strength; Critical Illness; Grip Strength

• Registration Number: NCT04503486
• Lead Sponsor: University of Liege

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Study Start: 2020-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-11
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-31
• Study Completion: 2022-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
health-related quality of life	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)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Liège; 🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium