A Pragmatic Randomised, Controlled Trial of Intensive Care post-discharge review clinics in improving Longer-term outcomes from critical illness
Completed
- Conditions
- Outcomes following critical illness and ICU dischargeSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN24294750
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Aberdeen (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
Patients receiving level three dependency care (Intensive Care Unit [ICU]) for more than one hour at any time during their hospital stay and who survive until the time of hospital discharge.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age less than 18 years
2. Not expected to survive to leave hospital
3. Unable to complete questionnaires
4. Unable to attend clinics
5. Patients who do not consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health Related Quality Of Life (HR-QOL) 12 months after ICU discharge as measured by the physical and mental component scores of the Short Form health survey (SF-36).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. HR-QOL six months after ICU discharge assessed by SF-36<br>2. Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) at 12 months using Euro-Quality of Life (EQ-5D) questionnaire<br>3. Incidence and severity of PTSD measured by Davidson Trauma Score (DTS) at six and 12 months<br>4. Anxiety and depression using HADS at six and 12 months<br>5. Contacts with health services measured as part of the economic analysis<br>6. Patient satisfaction at 12 months using a patient satisfaction survey<br>7. Primary and secondary health care costs in the year after hospital discharge<br>8. Mortality in 12 months after ICU discharge