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The Feasibility of Measuring Energy Expenditure During Physical Rehabilitation In Critically Ill Patients

NCT02754622 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2017-02-23

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Summary

Many patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) experience muscle weakness. This muscle weakness occurs whilst patients are unconscious, immobile in bed and on a breathing machine (ventilator). It can develop very quickly, as soon as they become unwell. The investigators know that this weakness can make it harder for patients to regain their normal level of functional ability, such as standing and walking independently. Physical rehabilitation, delivered by physiotherapists, is important for patients as they recover from their critical illness to help them regain strength and to practice the ability to perform physical activities. These activities include sitting on the edge of the bed, standing, stepping on the spot and walking.

However it is difficult to know how hard it is for patients who are recovering from critical illness to perform these types of activities - in other words, how much energy is required. Some patients may find certain activities harder or easier than others. By knowing the energy requirements of patients whilst they take part in different physical rehabilitation activities, physiotherapists may be able to be more accurate with prescribing exercises and designing rehabilitation sessions for patients to practice achieving those activities.

In this study, the investigators will measure the energy requirements of the patients when they take part in physiotherapy-led physical rehabilitation they will have during their admission. To do this, the investigators will use a different ventilator to the one normally used to help their breathing. This ventilator works in exactly the same way, but has an extra component built into it to measure energy requirements. After the rehabilitation session, the patient will return to using their normal ventilator.

Conditions

  • Intensive Care

Interventions

OTHER

Observational Group

Indirect calorimetry measurement during Physical Rehabilitation. Observing planned physical rehabilitation session to determine the rehabilitation activity achieved with IC utilised to determine the number of calories used per session

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bronwen Connolly · Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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