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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201408000829202
Date of registration: 19/05/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Zimbabwe
Public title: The impact of an early mobilisation programme on the functional and health related quality of life outcomes of Intensive Care Unit patients in Zimbabw
Scientific title: The impact of an early mobilisation programme on the functional and health related quality of life outcomes of Intensive Care Unit patients in Zimbabwe.
Date of first enrolment: 07/05/2012
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=829
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Non-randomised  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Zimbabwe
Contacts
Name: Cathrine     Tadyanemhandu
Address:  6102 Mapfunde Road 263 Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263 779430792
Email: cathytadya@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Teaching Assistant at University of Zimbabwe
Name: Shamila    Manie
Address:  Observatory 7925 7700 Capetown South Africa
Telephone: 27214066338
Email: Shamila.Manie@uct.ac.za
Affiliation:  Lecturer at University of Capetown
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants who were admitted to ICU and High dependency unit (HDU) irrespective of ventilation method (non-invasive or invasive), aged 18 years old or older, medically stable and who consented or had their next of kin consent on their behalf to participate in the study were included.

Mobilisation of participants was initiated based on a priori selected (Bailey et al., 2007) that included:
¿ Neurological criterion- the patient had to be awake which was assessed by response to verbal stimulation.
¿ Respiratory Criterion- a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of less than or equal to 0.6 and positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) of less than or equal to 8cm of water.
¿ Circulatory criterion- the absence of orthostatic hypotension and catecholamine drips.

Exclusion criteria: All participants who had one of the following;
¿ Cognitive impairment before acute illness
¿ Inability to walk without assistance before acute illness
¿ Neuromuscular disease that could impair weaning (Myasthenia gravis, Guillian-Barre), acute stroke, head injury
¿ Hip fracture, unstable cervical spine and pathologic fracture
¿ Who were assessed by the medical staff as approaching imminent death
¿ Any participant the treating intensive care unit team advised on avoiding mobilisation for any other reason not aforementioned was also excluded.


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 80 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

critically ill patients in ICU
critically ill patients in ICU
Intervention(s)
early mobilisation program
standard physiotherapy
Primary Outcome(s)
functional status
Secondary Outcome(s)
duration period on mechanical ventilation
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University of Zimbabwe
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 18/05/2012
Contact:
Human Research Ethics Committee
Results
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