Clinical decision making in intensive care units for starting early rehabilitation.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Critical Illnessearly rehabilitationPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000963426
- Lead Sponsor
- Associate Professor Sue Berney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1420
Inclusion Criteria
Observed Patient inclusion criteria
Predicted to be mechanically ventilated for greater 48 hours.
Predicted intensive care unit length of stay greater than or equal to 48 hours (as per ICU consultant prediction)
Medical, Nursing and Physiotherapist inclusion criteria
Any healthcare provider involved in decision making must hold tertiary degree (or equivalent) in area of practice.
Exclusion Criteria
Observed Patient exclusion criteria
Known primary systemic neuromuscular disease or intracranial process on admission (as this limits the patient's ability to complete early rehabilitation and alters the clinican's decision making process).
Doctors, Nurses and Physiotherapists exclusion criteria.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prospective evaluation of the factors that influence a clinician's decision to commence early rehabilitation in ICU utilising a specifically designed data collection tool created following an extensive literature review and international expert consultation to identify potential influential factors..[Daily ICU consultation for 20 days or until three consecutive days of rehabilitation occur.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Describe the early rehabilitation (duration, highest function level, personnel and equipment) completed by observed patients [Rehabilitation completed in ICU until three consecutive days of rehabilitation occur.]