ENERGY-ICU REHAB
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A PILOT OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASURING ENERGY EXPENDITURE DURING PHYSICAL REHABILITATION IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
IRAS ID
195118
Contact name
Bronwen Connolly
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
GSTT
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
Many patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with critical illness experience muscle weakness. This muscle weakness occurs whilst patients are unconscious, immobile in bed and on a breathing machine (ventilator). It can develop very quickly, as soon as they become unwell. We know that this weakness can make it harder for patients to regain their normal level of functional ability, such as standing and walking independently. \n\nPhysical rehabilitation, delivered by physiotherapists, is important for patients as they recover from their critical illness to help them regain strength and to practice the ability to perform physical activities. These activities include sitting on the edge of the bed, standing, stepping on the spot and walking.\n\nHowever it is difficult to know how hard it is for patients who are recovering from critical illness to perform these types of activities – in other words, how much energy is required. Some patients may find certain activities harder or easier than others. By knowing the energy requirements of patients whilst they take part in different physical rehabilitation activities, physiotherapists may be able to be more accurate with prescribing exercises and designing rehabilitation sessions for patients to practice achieving those activities.\n\nIn this study, we would like to measure energy requirements of the patients when they take part in physiotherapy-led physical rehabilitation they will have during their admission. In order to do this, we would use a different ventilator to the one they are normally on to help your breathing. This ventilator works in exactly the same way, but has an extra component built into it to measure energy requirements. After they have completed their rehabilitation session, they would return to using their normal ventilator.\n
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0076
Date of REC Opinion
4 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion