A feasibility study of early and enhanced rehabilitation in ICU

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A feasibility study of early and enhanced rehabilitation in critical care and potential impact on immuno-endocrine function

• IRAS ID

  169793

• Contact name

  David McWilliams

• Contact email

  david.mcwilliams@uhb.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University Hospitals Birmingham

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  Critical illness causes significant muscle wasting and weakness, and survivors of critical illness suffer from significant physical morbidity for months and sometimes years after hospital discharge. Starting rehabilitation with physiotherapy on the intensive care unit (ICU) has been shown to be effective in the US, but it is unknown whether this is generalisable to the NHS. This is a single site feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing two different strategies of rehabilitation and investigating the impact on immune and endocrine function. The results will inform the design of a larger multicentre study.

• REC name

  East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/EM/0114

• Date of REC Opinion

  8 Apr 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion