Being Awake, Upright and Moving as the Basis for Early ICU Physiotherapy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2011

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2015

Conditions
Critical Illness
Interventions
OTHER

Usual Physiotherapy

o Patients will receive the usual physiotherapy treatment in ICU in Iceland from day 5 after intubation, which adheres to international standards of practice, including the potential for no treatment. Usual physiotherapy once daily for 20 minutes.

OTHER

Enhanced Physiotherapy

o Patients will receive the intervention physiotherapy treatment consisting of exercises and a progressive upright positioning and mobilization (20 minutes) twice daily from day 3 (\>48 hours) after intubation including the potential for no treatment, if they are stable, even though they are not completely alert, Total treatment time of 40 minutes.

Trial Locations (1)

108

Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavik

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Iceland

OTHER

lead

Landspitali University Hospital

OTHER

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