Extra Physiotherapy in Critical Care (EPICC) Trial Protocol: a randomised controlled trial of intensive versus standard physical rehabilitation therapy in the critically ill

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Thomas, Kirsty ^a   Wright, Stephen E ^a   Watson, Gillian ^b   Baker, Catherine ^a   Stafford, Victoria ^a   Wade, Clare ^a   Chadwick, Thomas J ^b   Mansfield, Leigh ^a   Wilkinson, Jennifer ^b   Shen, Jing ^b   Deverill, Mark ^b   Bonner, Stephen ^c   Hugill, Keith ^c   Howard, Philip ^c   Henderson, Andrea ^c   Roy, Alistair ^d   Furneval, Julie ^d   Baudouin, Simon V ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 85018220962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2015-008035     Document Type: Article

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