Status:
COMPLETED
Validity of an Actigraph Accelerometer Following Critical Illness
Lead Sponsor:
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Conditions:
Critical Care
Walking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will determine whether an Actigraph GT3X accelerometer can identify body position and quantify step count in a ward based population recovering from critical illness.
Detailed Description
Ward based patients recovering from critical illness who satisfy the inclusion criteria will have an Actigraph GT3X accelerometer positioned on the thigh and ankle of the non dominant leg. These will ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1 18 years of age or above.
- 2\. Ventilated in excess of 48 hours during admission in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- 3\. Currently resident on a hospital ward (secondary care) following step down from ICU
- 4\. Able to undertake all postural transfers independently or with minimal assistance (one person only).
- 5\. Able to mobilise short distances, either independently or with assistance from a walking aid or one person.
- 6\. Willing to permit application of two Actigraph GT3X accelerometers Each device weighs 27g with dimensions of 3.8cm x 3.7cm x 1.8cm.
- 7\. Willing to consent to a period of direct observation for a length of time not exceeding three hours.
Exclusion
- Unable to provide informed written consent themselves
- Unwilling to consent to a period of observation not exceeding three hours.
- Unable to make an informed decision about participation or demonstrating an inability to interpret information or follow study instructions
- Significant neurological or coordination impairment
- Unable to speak or understand English.
- Clostridium Difficile/ similar infection or unmanaged urinary incontinence.
- Evidence/ diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease.
- Lower limb amputation
- Polytrauma which prevents the adoption or normal lying, sitting or standing postures, or placement of the accelerometers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 19 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 21 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03295630
Start Date
September 19 2016
End Date
April 21 2017
Last Update
October 7 2019
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HU3 2JZ