None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
People who survive a critical illness often take a significant time to recover, and may not return to pre-illness levels of activity and function. This study will test whether an 8-week home based physical exercise program will provide any benefits to participants receiving the program, compared to participants not receiving the treatment. All participants will be assessed at weeks 1, 8 and 26 post-hospital discharge. Participants randomised to receive the exercise program will be visited at home by a trainer on 3 occasions in the 8-week period.
Interventions
8-week physical exercise program (home visits at weeks 1, 3 and 6 post-discharge, with phonecall follow-up in the remaining weeks) to monitor progress and tailor training.
Sponsors
University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
ICU length of stay > 48 hours; discharged home to self-care; geographical proximity to study hospitals.
Exclusion criteria
Organised rehabilitation as part of usual care; neurological, spinal or skeletal dysfunction precludes physical rehabilitation intervention; receiving palliative care.
Outcome results
None listed