Feasibility study to assess pre-admission status and six month outcome
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study to assess pre admission status and six month outcomes of major trauma patients admitted to an intensive care unit, using the WHO DAS 2.0.
IRAS ID
209899
Contact name
Rebekah Haylett
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 28 days
Research summary
We are aiming to assess the feasibilty of collecting the pre-admission functional status of patients, using the WHO DAS 2.0 quesitonnaire.
All trauma patients that are admitted to adult intensive care at the John Radcliffe Hospital will be eligible for the study.
A questionnaire will be completed as soon as possible after admission with the patient if they have capacity, or with a consultee.
This questionnaire will be repeated at 6 months post intensive care discharge.
This will allow us to gain important clincal information about the patients abilities before they were admitted to intensive care. These are emergency admissions and so will not have come from other wards/facilities, but from home.
This information is often overlooked or not robustly assessed. It is also often collected sporadically by different people and not documented centrally. The pre-admission status of the patient often has a large bearing on the management and prognosis of the patient, and it is important that this information is accurate and collected in a timely manner. Also, if we are able to collect information about the patients function at 6 months, this allows us to complete a robust, valid outcome measure. This will allow assessment of the patients outcome and any areas of function that are not fully recovered. This could also guide practice.
The participants will be approached by the research team to consent to participate.
If they have consented to participate, they will complete the questionnaire. This will be repeated at 6 months (at a follow up appointment, or by post).The postal questionnaires, if needed (for those not followed up at clinic) will be sent to the participants address in a stamped addressed envelope.
This study will be funded by the Major Trauma Centre.REC name
South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0437
Date of REC Opinion
6 Sep 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion