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Post Intensive Care Optimization Through Lifestyle Intervention
Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
Summary
The quality of the intensive care unit (ICU) has been steadily improving over the years. Although improvements in the acute treatment of critically ill patients have been made, a large number of ICU survivors suffer from severe physical, cognitive and mental health problems persisting months to years after leaving the ICU. Physical impairments occur the most and can be very severe, greatly affecting activities in daily life and subsequently the perceived quality of life of ICU survivors. Although there is an increased awareness of long-term complaints following ICU stay, there is currently a knowledge gap on how to enhance the recovery of ICU survivors 6 to 12 months post-ICU discharge. The overall objective of the current study is to establish the extent of health and functional improvements that can be obtained with an optimized, combined exercise and nutritional intervention in ICU survivors 6 to 12 months post-ICU discharge.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2025-06-01
Completion Date
2028-04
Last Updated
2025-05-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Combined exercise and nutritional intervention
The intervention consists of a combined exercise and nutritional intervention. All subjects will perform 20 weeks of supervised resistance and endurance type exercise training 2 to 3 days per week. The dietary intervention aims to attain a diet that comprises sufficient protein and is otherwise in line with the Dutch Healthy Diet guidelines. In support, subjects will consume a daily high protein multi-nutrient supplement which will be ingested pre-sleep. There will be an additional supplement intake moment following each training session.
Locations (1)
Maastricht University Medical Center+
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands