Virtual Care to Improve Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (VPICS)

Hopital Montfort

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Post Intensive Care Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: VPICS Clinic

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05597007

20220547-01H

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this interventional trial is to learn about whether a virtual clinic can help patients with post-intensive care unit syndrome regain functional ability. Participants will participate in a 12-month online clinic where they will receive physiotherapy, nutritional planning, mental health support and cognitive strengthening. Functional capacity will be measured throughout the clinic. After, they will be asked questions about their clinic experience, and complete a questionnaire.

Full description

Virtual Care to Improve Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (V-PICS) is a multidisciplinary virtual clinic designed to address the three components of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS): physical impairment, cognitive decline and mental health challenges. This initiative targets ICU survivors who received mechanical ventilation for a minimum of 48 hours. Referred patients will access live sessions with healthcare professionals who will guide at-home strategies to address PICS including physiotherapy, nutritional planning, mental health support and cognitive strengthening. The clinic will provide an integrated approach to addressing the challenges faced by ICU survivors. The feasibility of this virtual clinic will be assessed by measuring patient satisfaction, clinic effectiveness and levels of engagement and attendance. The study's findings will inform the creation of a robust multi-centre clinical trial that will contribute to the creation of a national standard of PICS care and increase health system efficiencies.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 18 years of age
• received mechanical ventilation for a minimum of 48 hours in the ICU
• discharged from the hospital in the 2 months prior to study start

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals originating from an assisted living/ long-term care facility
• lack a capacity for informed consent
• have end-stage illnesses
• present a significant fall risk
• cannot speak English or French
• do not have the technological skills or caregiver support to ensure digital literacy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Clinic participation

Treatment:

Behavioral: VPICS Clinic