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Subarachnoid HemorrhageNCT02675985

Early Intensive Physical Therapy in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

A study testing Physical Therapy in people with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will investigate the safety and feasibility of early intensive physical therapy for patients diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Intervention will begin in the neurological Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and continue for 30 days or hospital discharge. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
What is being tested?
Physical Therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2016to 14 Nov 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients diagnosed by CT scan or MRI with subarachnoid hemorrhage and admitted to the neurological ICU >48 hours.

Who cannot join

  • Significant language barrier that would limit the ability to participate in the physical therapy program
  • Severe baseline physical or cognitive impairment that would impair their ability to participate in the protocol
  • Patients whose vital signs are outside the accepted starting and stopping criteria outlined below:
  • intracranial pressure ≤ 15 mm Hg
  • Cerebral perfusion pressure >50 or <70 mm Hg
  • Mean arterial pressure ≥ 80 and ≤ 110
  • Heart rate ≥40 and <140 bpm
  • Pulse oximetry >88%

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UCH

    Aurora, Colorado, 80020

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Early Intensive Physical Therapy for Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Neurological ICU

This study will investigate the safety and feasibility of early intensive physical therapy for patients diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Intervention will begin in the neurological Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and continue for 30 days or hospital discharge.

Being tested
Physical Therapy
Keywords
Physical Therapy, early intervention
Medical subject headings
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02675985
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention armExperimentalEarly intensive physical therapy will be the intervention arm. There is not a control group.
Receives: Other: Physical Therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Improvement in Physical function in the ICU test (PFit)

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Improvement in Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) mobility

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

  2. Improvement in Timed up and Go (TUG)

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

  3. Improvement in Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

  4. Improvement in Medical Research Council (MRC) Muscle Sum Score

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

  5. Improvement in Hand grip strength

    Measured: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2016
  3. Primary completion14 Nov 2017
  4. Study completion14 Nov 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02675985
Sponsor's protocol ID
15-0829
Status last verified
Jun 2021
First submitted
2 Feb 2016
Last updated
28 Jun 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Moss M, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Van Pelt D, Frankel SK, Warner ML, Kriekels W, McNulty M, Fairclough DL, Schenkman M. A Randomized Trial of an Intensive Physical Therapy Program for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 May 15;193(10):1101-10. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201505-1039OC.

    PubMed 26651376
  • Sottile PD, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Schenkman M, Moss M. Patient and family perceptions of physical therapy in the medical intensive care unit. J Crit Care. 2015 Oct;30(5):891-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.04.119. Epub 2015 May 8.

    PubMed 26038155
  • Denehy L, Nordon-Craft A, Edbrooke L, Malone D, Berney S, Schenkman M, Moss M. Outcome measures report different aspects of patient function three months following critical care. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Dec;40(12):1862-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3513-3. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

    PubMed 25319384
  • Nordon-Craft A, Schenkman M, Ridgeway K, Benson A, Moss M. Physical therapy management and patient outcomes following ICU-acquired weakness: a case series. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2011 Sep;35(3):133-40. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3182275905.

    PubMed 21934375
  • Olkowski BF, Devine MA, Slotnick LE, Veznedaroglu E, Liebman KM, Arcaro ML, Binning MJ. Safety and feasibility of an early mobilization program for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Phys Ther. 2013 Feb;93(2):208-15. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20110334. Epub 2012 May 31.

    PubMed 22652987

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Physical Therapy in people with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jun 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Improvement in Physical function in the ICU test (PFit) (time frame: Every 7 days until hospital discharge or 28 days of study enrollment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02675985, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jun 2021.

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