The effectiveness of a vaildated evidence based physiotherapy protocol onselected outcomes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Critical Illness
- Registration Number
- PACTR201206000389290
- Lead Sponsor
- Stellenbosch University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
All patients admitted to the surgical ICU of a tertiary hospital consecutively during two trial periods, 1 November 2008 to 12 December 2008 and again from 5 January to 15 February 2009 were included.
Exclusion Criteria
Were younger than 16 years of age;
Already in the unit on 1 November 2008
Already 5 January 2009.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Therapeutic Index Scoring Sysytem 28 Item;Ventilation proportions;Functional ability;Functional capacity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time on the ventilator;Length of stay;Mortality