NCT04175717

Feasibility of a Physiotherapy-led Follow-up Programme in Adult Critical Illness Survivors

Is a Physiotherapy-led Follow-up Programme Feasible in Adult Critical Illness Survivors After Discharge Home: A Single-center Trial

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Survivors of critical illness might suffer from ongoing physical, cognitive and emotional impairments after being discharged home. Furthermore, several studies have shown that these patients might have a need for ongoing support. However, up until now, it is not known what the optimal follow-up programme for survivor of critical illness after discharge home should look like or which exact patient population would benefit the most. Due to these reasons, it is important to further investigate, how these patients can be optimally supported to recover from their critical illness. The primary aim of this study is to assess, whether a physiotherapy-led follow-up programme is feasible in adult survivors of critical illness after discharge home in the county hospital of Winterthur. Furthermore, the investigators evaluate the influence of this physiotherapy-led follow-up programme on health related quality of life, exercise capacity, general muscle strength, inspiratory muscle strength, anxiety and depression. All of the anticipated 20 patients will partake in the follow-up programme, which will consist out of a nine weeks exercise programme and four education sessions. During the exercise programme, the patients will exercise twice per week under supervision and once by themselves. The supervised exercise sessions will consist out of a combination of a cardiopulmonary and strength training and the unsupervised session will be a physical activity, which the participants like doing. Furthermore, they will participate in education sessions, where they learn things about the intensive care unit, the post-intensive care syndrome, relaxation techniques and how to carry on with exercising. The whole study will last about ten months and forms a part of a master thesis.

Conditions

• Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	physiotherapy-led follow-up programme	In this study arm, the participants will receive a nine weeks exercise programme and four education sessions. During the exercise programme, the patients will exercise twice per week under supervision and once by themselves. The supervised exercise sessions will consisted out of a combination of a cardiopulmonary and strength training and the unsupervised session will be an activity, which the participants like doing. Additionally, when the patient shows a reduced maximal inspiratory pressure (indication for a reduced diaphragm strength), the patient will also be ask to do an inspiratory muscle training at home. Furthermore, they will participate in education sessions, where they learn things about the intensive care unit, the post-intensive care syndrome, relaxation techniques and how to carry on with exercising.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-20
• Primary completion: 2020-03-19
• Completion: 2020-05-07
• First posted: 2019-11-25
• Last updated: 2020-09-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland