Physical function and cardiorespiratory fitness recovery in ICU survivors

Recruiting

Conditions: criticall ilness, multi-orgaanfalen
criticall ilness
post-ICU patient

Registration Number: NL-OMON49541

Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

- * 18 years
- having received between * 48 hours of mechanical ventilation
- conscious and adequate (Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score *
2)
- cooperative (Standard 5 Questions * 3)
- free from delirium for at least 24 hours (i.e. being eligible to test)

Exclusion Criteria

- pre-existing orthopaedic or neuromuscular comorbidity that affects adequate
physical function assessment
- central neurologic or spinal cord pathology
- non-ambulatory prior to ICU admission
- receiving palliative care
- Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language
- Unable to give written informed consent to participate in the study
- Not eligible to perform maximal exercise testing at 3-6 months post-ICU
discharge using the American College of Sports Medicine screening form (ACSM,
1998)

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>1] Performance-based physical function; </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>2] Cardiorespiratory fitness; 3] Self-reported physical function pre-ICU<br /><br>admission; 4] (Health Related) Quality of life; 5] Psychological distress; 6]<br /><br>Self-reported daily physical activity; 7] Self-reported use of healthcare<br /><br>resources; 8] Participation in work and/or study; 9] Global perceived recovery<br /><br>in comparison to pre-ICU status; 10] Proportion of included patients who<br /><br>completed entire follow-up per protocol</p><br>