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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201206000389290
Date of registration: 04/06/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Stellenbosch University
Public title: The effectiveness of a vaildated evidence based physiotherapy protocol onselected outcomes
Scientific title: The development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence- based physiotherapy protocol for the management of patients in a surgical intensive care unit
Date of first enrolment: 01/11/2008
Target sample size: 180
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=389
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single group: all participants receive same intervention throughout study,Non-randomised,not applicable,Patients are admitted to ICU based on specific criteria and the process is managed by the unit director. The director was not informed of the physiotherapy service which was provided to the unit during specific periods  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Susan    Hanekom
Address:  Franci van Zyl 7500 Tygerberg South Africa
Telephone: 0219389696
Email: sdh@sun.ac.za
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer Stellenbosch University
Name: Susan    Hanekom
Address:  Franci van Zyl Road 7500 Tygerberg South Africa
Telephone: 0219389496
Email: sdh@sun.ac.za
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer Stellenbosch University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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.


Age minimum: 16 Year(s)
Age maximum: 100 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Critical Illness
Critical Illness
Intervention(s)
Protocol Care
Usual care
Primary Outcome(s)
Functional ability
Therapeutic Index Scoring Sysytem 28 Item
Functional capacity
Ventilation proportions
Secondary Outcome(s)
Length of stay
Mortality
Time on the ventilator
Secondary ID(s)
2003/055/N
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Medical Research council of South Africa
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 12/08/2008
Contact:
Stellenbosch University Research Ethics Comittee
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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