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Family Integration in Therapy Activities in the Intensive Care Unit: The FIT-ICU Feasibility Study

NCT06071793 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-07-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

An ICU admission is stressful for not only patients but their families as well. Research has shown that involving family members during a loved one's ICU stay can be helpful for them, but there is not clear direction on the best way to do this. For patients, family presence as well as early movement during their ICU stay has been shown to help recovery from things like delirium (a state of confusion) faster, and might prevent the weakness that can happen with a stay in the ICU. In this study, the investigators will explore whether having family help with moving patients through physiotherapy guided exercise can help both patients and families have a better experience and result from their ICU stay.

The investigators hypothesize that family involvement in activities as part of an overall physiotherapy treatment plan will provide a tangible means for family members to engage in the care of their critically ill loved one, thus improving outcomes for both critically ill patients and family members.

Conditions

  • Critical Illness
  • Delirium

Interventions

OTHER

Family involvement

Family delivery of mobility activities

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kimberley Lewis, MD · The Research Institute of St Joe's Hamilton

  • Laiya Carayannopoulos, MD · The Research Institute of St Joe's Hamilton

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-30
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2025-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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