Strengths and Weaknesses of Physiotherapy in the Daily Work of an Intensive Care Unit

NCT ID: NCT06407076

Last Updated: 2025-04-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-09

Study Completion Date

2025-03-15

Brief Summary

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Background. A stay in the Intensive Care Unit can cause long-term problems and physiological changes at the neuromuscular and respiratory levels in critically ill patients. Early physiotherapy in these patients is safe and feasible to avoid or reduce the adverse musculoskeletal and respiratory effects of the stay in this hospital unit.

Objective. To identify the strengths and barriers of Physiotherapy in an Intensive Care Unit, according to the vision of different Health Science professionals.

Method. Qualitative observational study using individual interviews and focus groups. 18 people (6 doctors, 6 nurses and 6 physiotherapists) will be included in the study. The 18 health professionals will participate in personal interviews and focus groups (3 focus groups with 6 participants each). Participants will be recruited from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Data will be analysed using the thematic analysis approach according to Braun and Clarke's method. We will use face-to-face interviews and focus groups to collect data and analyse them through thematic analysis. Purposive sampling will be used to recruit our participants. We will continue to recruit participants, if necessary, until saturation of data from the thematic analysis is reached.

Expected outcomes. To assess the knowledge, perceptions and expectations of the healthcare staff in the Intensive Care Unit regarding Physiotherapy in the management of patients admitted to this Unit. To identify the strengths of Physiotherapy in the management of these patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthcare

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Observacional group

18 people (6 doctors, 6 nurses and 6 physiotherapists) will be included in the study. The 18 health professionals will participate in personal interviews and focus groups (3 focus groups with 6 participants each). Participants will be recruited from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.

Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Following the design of the questionnaire, using open-ended questions based on the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) framework, qualitative semi-structured personal interviews were used to collect the data. In this way it was possible to collect information in a more detailed way. The subjects included in the study had to answer the questions posed by the main researcher, responding with open or closed answers, through a questionnaire created for this purpose.

Interventions

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Interviews

Following the design of the questionnaire, using open-ended questions based on the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) framework, qualitative semi-structured personal interviews were used to collect the data. In this way it was possible to collect information in a more detailed way. The subjects included in the study had to answer the questions posed by the main researcher, responding with open or closed answers, through a questionnaire created for this purpose.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Professionals from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.
* With clinical experience of at least 2 years.
* Currently working or having worked in coordination with physiotherapists in the Intensive Care Unit.

Exclusion Criteria

* Professionals who are unfamiliar with the usual physiotherapy therapy in an Intensive Care Unit.
* Resident interns in their first year of training.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Oviedo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ruben Cuesta Barriuso

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Oviedo

Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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FisUCI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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