Determining the Safety and Benefits of Exercising Patients with a Tracheostomy and a Speaking Valve

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Respiratory Dysfunction; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000148178
• Lead Sponsor: Physiotherapy Department - The Prince Charles Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

•Adult patients admitted to ICU with a tracheostomy.
•Adult patients admitted to a hospital ward or discharged to a ward from ICU with a tracheostomy.

Exclusion Criteria

•Age under 18
•Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
•Injuries to lower limbs preventing them from being able to participate in exercise therapy
•Has rest in bed orders and/or has bilateral non-weight bearing orders for the lower limbs and/or has lower limb movement restrictions preventing them from being able to do cycle ergometry
•Cardiovascular instability as determined clinically by the treating therapist or medical staff
•Proven or suspected acute primary brain pathology (e.g. traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic brain injury)
•Death is deemed imminent and inevitable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified