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Measuring Outcomes of Activity in Intensive Care

Long-term Outcomes of Physical Activity in Older Adults With Critical Illness

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03115840
Acronym
MOSAIC
Enrollment
312
Registered
2017-04-14
Start date
2017-03-27
Completion date
2030-12-31
Last updated
2026-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment, Critical Illness, Disability Physical, Mechanical Ventilation, Muscle Weakness, Physical Activity, Sepsis

Brief summary

Millions of older adults are hospitalized for a critical illness each year and although they are more likely than ever to survive this illness, they commonly face significant morbidity in the form of disabilities in basic self-care activities and in mobility in the months and years afterwards. A better understanding of the underlying risk factors for disability following critical illness is greatly needed, including the effect that activity during hospitalization may have on these outcomes. Therefore, we designed the Measuring OutcomeS of Activity in Intensive Care (MOSAIC) observational study to evaluate the relationship between activity (measured more rigorously than in prior investigations) and disability, physical function, and cognitive function in survivors of critical illness 3 and 12 months after ICU discharge.

Detailed description

The MOSAIC observational study will measure activity in critically ill patients for up to 28 days in the hospital using two different, objective measures, a clinical mobility scale and accelerometry. We will evaluate the independent association between activity and outcomes 3 and 12 months after ICU discharge. Specifically, Aim 1 will determine the relationship between activity and disability in ADLs and mobility. Aim 2a will determine the relationship between activity and physical and cognitive function. Aim 2b will evaluate physical and cognitive function as mediators of long-term disability. Aim 3a will determine the relationship between activity and biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation. Aim 3b will determine the relationship between these biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation and disability, physical and cognitive function.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. adult patients (≥18 years old), 2. in a medical or surgical ICU at Vanderbilt University Medical Center or The Ohio State University Medical Center, and 3. are being treated for respiratory failure or shock.

Exclusion criteria

1. Rapidly resolving organ failure criteria, indicated by planned immediate discontinuation of mechanical ventilation, NIPPV, and/or vasopressors at the time of screening for study enrollment, such that the patient will no longer meet inclusion criteria. 2. Cumulative hospital days (ICU plus non-ICU) of five or greater in the last 30 days prior to meeting all inclusion criteria. 3. Inability to live independently at baseline due to acquired or congenital disabling, physical, cognitive or mental health disorder requiring institutionalization (e.g., nursing home, skilled nursing facility, group home, long-term acute care hospital, rehab facility) or any patient who resides outside an institution with an inability to walk without the assistance of another person (e.g., patients with quadriplegia, paraplegia, double amputees, those with residual paralysis from stroke). 4. Acute or subacute severe neurologic (e.g., stroke anoxic injury, spinal cord injury) that is expected to prevent the patient from living independently after hospital discharge. 5. Body mass index \>50 6. Active substance abuse or psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder), recent (within the past 6 months) serious suicidal gesture necessitating hospitalization 7. Blindness, deafness, or inability to understand English that will preclude follow-up evaluation. Patients with laryngectomies and those with hearing impairments are eligible for enrollment if their medical condition permits them to communicate with research staff. 8. Expected death within 24 hours of enrollment or lack of commitment to aggressive treatment by family or the medical team (e.g., likely to withdraw life support measures within 24 hours of screening). 9. Prisoners 10. Patients who live further than 200 miles from an enrolling center and who do not regularly visit the area. 11. Patients who are homeless and have no secondary contact person available 12. Current enrollment in a study that does not allow co-enrollment 13. Inability to obtain informed consent from the patient or an authorized representative within 72 hours of meeting all inclusion criteria for the following reasons: 1. Attending physician refusal 2. Patient and/or surrogate refusal 3. 72-hour period of eligibility was exceeded before the patient was screened 4. Patient unable to consent and no surrogate available within 72 hours of meeting all inclusion criteria 14. Confirmed or suspected COVID-19 per local guidelines at the time of screen.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Precipitating Events Project Disability Questionnaire12 monthsQuestionnaire assessment of activities of daily living and mobility
Life Space Assessment Questionnaire12 monthsQuestionnaire assessment of activities of community mobility

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Precipitating Events Project Disability Questionnaire3 monthsQuestionnaire assessment of activities of daily living and mobility
Life Space Assessment Questionnaire3 monthsQuestionnaire assessment of activities of community mobility
Survival30, 90, and 365 daysProportion of patients surviving at 30, 90, and 365 days
Ventilator-free daysout of 28 daysDays alive and free of mechanical ventilation
Delirium and coma-free daysout of 28 daysDays alive and without delirium or coma
ICU Length of Stayup to 28 daysDays spent in the ICU during the index hospitalization
Hospital Length of Stayup to 28 daysDays spent in the hospital during the index hospitalization
Short Physical Performance Battery3 monthsPerformance Measure of Physical Function
Handgrip Dynamometry3 monthsPerformance Measure of Muscle Strength
Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status3 monthsTest of Global Cognition
Trail Making Test Parts A & B3 monthsTest of Executive Function

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026