Understanding the Impact of Critical Illness on Falls Risk - a 12 Month Observational Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Critical Illness

In brief

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03141762
Run by: University of Melbourne
People needed: 100
Starts: 2017-05-03
Expected to finish: 2020-09-20
Last updated by the study team: 2023-12-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

hospitalised adults aged 18 years
with an ICU admission requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours and remain in ICU > 4 days

You may not qualify if…

Pregnant
Insufficient English language skills to read and understand questionnaires and patient information consent form
Pre-existing documented cognitive impairment
Spinal cord injury or other primary neuromuscular disease or new brain injury
Patient unable to be followed up due to geographic location
New lower limb fracture on this admission
Liver failure with abdominal distension due to ascites requiring fortnightly drainage
Recent history of stroke or major surgery affecting lower limb e.g. Total knee or hip replacement in the past 12 weeks
Neurological disorders such as Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis
Poor premorbid function defined as <10 metres ambulation +/- gait aid independently
Frequent falls history defined as 3 or more falls over 2 months
incarcerated or safety concerns for follow up
discharged to palliative hospice facility
not expected to survive to 3 months post hospital discharge
unable to provide informed consent before hospital discharge due to current cognitive state (e.g. delirium, psychosis)

Where it is running

UK Healthcare — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Melbourne Health — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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