Study of Wrist-Worn Activity Monitoring to Support Recovery After ICU Discharge in Adults

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating whether a wrist-worn activity monitor can provide helpful information about recovery after leaving the intensive care unit ICU. This study focuses on adults discharged from the ICU in three hospitals in Edinburgh who are at high risk of complex rehabilitation needs. The goal is to understand if movement data can reflect how patients feel and function, linking activity changes to symptoms like pain, anxiety, sleep, cognition, and daily functioning. Participants will wear a wrist accelerometer continuously for two months following hospital discharge. They will also complete several health-related questionnaires via structured telephone assessments at baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month, and 2 months after leaving the hospital. The study complements usual care provided by the Critical Care Recovery Service CCRS, which supports physical and psychological rehabilitation for ICU survivors. During the study, researchers will collect and analyze movement data alongside patient-reported outcomes on quality of life, physical and cognitive function, and sleep quality. They will monitor feasibility of wearable data collection, questionnaire completion rates, hospital readmissions, and mortality over two months. This approach aims to identify early signs of deterioration or unmet rehabilitation needs, improving support for recovery after critical illness.

Post Intensive Care Accelerometery to Study and Support Recovery Outcomes