The Fluid Translation of Research Into Practice Study

The Fluid Translation of Research Into Practice Study (Fluid-TRIPS): An International Cross-Sectional Survey of Fluid Resuscitation Practice

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02002013

Acronym

Fluid-TRIPS

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2013-12-05

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2015-03-11

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Conditions

Critical Care, Fluid Resuscitation

Keywords

Adult, ICU patient, Fluid resuscitation, observational study

Brief summary

Translating reliable evidence on fluid resuscitation of intensive care patients into clinical practice - Improving patient outcomes and containing public health costs

Detailed description

The Fluid-Translation of Research into Practice Study (TRIPS) is an international, single day, cross-sectional study planned for the second quarter of 2014, coordinated by the George Institute for Global Health, with the purpose of documenting prescribing practices for fluid resuscitation in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. This international cross-sectional study follows on from the publication of large-scale randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses of fluid resuscitation, which provide evidence of how fluid resuscitation may affect patient-centered outcomes. Fluid-TRIPS is a repeat of the Saline versus Albumin for Fluid Evaluation (SAFE)-TRIPS which was an international cross-sectional survey conducted in 2007 that had 391 ICU's participate from 25 countries and provided insight into international fluid resuscitation practice at that time. Along with establishing if fluid resuscitation practices have changed since SAFE-TRIPS, Fluid-TRIPS also aims to determine the relationship between fluid choice and evidence, along with understand other factors that may influence the choice of bolus fluid in clinical practice.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients present in the ICU on the study day or admitted during the 24-hour study period will be included in the study sample.

Exclusion criteria

Children under 16 years are excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Type of resuscitation fluid in ICU	24-hour study day	To describe the amount and type of resuscitation fluid currently administered to adult patients in intensive care units (ICU) in different countries

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cost comparison of fluid choice between regions	Designated 24-hour study day	To describe and compare the costs of fluid choice between different geographical regions

Countries

Australia

Outcome results