N/A
Completed N=20
Validity of an Actigraph Accelerometer Following Critical Illness
critical care · Walking · Posture
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03295630 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2019
Primary outcomePrimary: Ability of an Accelerometer to Identify Step Count — 46 Observed steps
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.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Ability of an Accelerometer to Identify Step Count |
46 | — |
| SECONDARY Comfort of Accelerometers |
16; 3; 0; 1; 0 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
1 18 years of age or above.
- Ventilated in excess of 48 hours during admission in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Currently resident on a hospital ward (secondary care) following step down from ICU
- Able to undertake all postural transfers independently or with minimal assistance (one person only).
- Able to mobilise short distances, either independently or with assistance from a walking aid or one person.
- Willing to permit application of two Actigraph GT3X accelerometers Each device weighs 27g with dimensions of 3.8cm x 3.7cm x 1.8cm.
- Willing to consent to a period of direct observation for a length of time not exceeding three hours.
Exclusion Criteria
- 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
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03295630). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.