Physical Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Comparative Study of Three Asian Countries

NCT05600478 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CMUH110-REC1-192
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 164
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This descriptive-comparative study has explored and presented an overview of the extent of PT practice in the ICU in JP, PH, and TW. Specifically, the socio-demographic and ICU-related profiles of physical therapists (PTs) in Japan (JP), Philippines (PH), and Taiwan (TW) were presented, with the inclusion of the common PT interventions and challenges encountered in delivering PT services in the ICU in the said countries. Included in the socio-demographic variables are the respondents' sex, age, highest educational attainment, PT work experience, and hospital affiliation. As to the ICU-related variables, it includes the respondents' ICU work experience, the types of ICU where respondents primarily work, the hiring department they belong to, the status of ICU posting, the duration of ICU posting, the daily ICU stay of the respondents, their engagement in on-call ICU PT services, the usual source of ICU patient referral, the number of daily ICU patients, the ratio of PT to ICU patients, and the level of participation in ICU-related PT training. Furthermore, different interventions that are commonly implemented and challenges that are commonly encountered in ICU PT service delivery in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan were also investigated.

Conditions

ICU

Keywords

Physiotherapy; Intensive care unit; ICU physical therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (18)

• Sex

  Asked in the form of MCQ

  November 6, 2021 to February 18, 2022

• Highest educational attainment

  PhD, Master, diploma

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Work experience

  Asked in the form of MCQ (by age range)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Hospital affiliation

  Asked in the form of MCQ (with sub-classification: level, ownership, teaching affiliation)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• ICU work experience

  Asked in the form of MCQ (in range)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Type of ICU

  Multiple answer question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Hiring department

  Asked in the form of MCQ

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Status of ICU posting

  Asked in the form of MCQ

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Duration of ICU posting

  Asked in the form of MCQ (by time range)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• ICU stay per day

  Asked in the form of MCQ (by time range)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Engagement in on-call ICU PT service

  Asked in the form of a dichotomous question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• ICU PTs in the hospital

  Asked via short answer question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Source of ICU patient referral

  Asked in the form of MCQ

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Number of ICU patients per day

  Asked in the form of MCQ (by range)

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• PT-patient ratio

  Asked in the form of MCQ

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Participation in ICU-related PT trainin

  Asked in the form of dichotomus, MCQ, and multiple answer question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Most common PT techniques implemented in the ICU

  Multiple answer question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

• Challenges encountered in the delivery of PT services in the ICU

  Multiple answer question

  November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022

Study Arms (3)

Japan

A group of ICU physical therapists working in Japan.

Philippines

A group of ICU physical therapists working in the Philippines.

Taiwan

A group of ICU physical therapists working in Taiwan.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study included physical therapists who are based in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan

You may qualify if:

• Physical therapists who:
• are currently residing or working in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan;
• are working, or have worked in an ICU in JP, PH, or TW, and have provided PT services to critically ill patients regardless of age, sex, nationality/race, and years of work experience (in general);
• have an active e-mail address; and
• provided informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Physical therapists who are:
• newly hired (or rotated) PTs with ICU duty but have not yet handled any ICU patient; and
• licensed PTs from JP, PH, and TW but are based and/or are working abroad.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• China Medical University Hospital: lead
• China Medical University, Taiwan: collaborator
• Mariano Marcos State University: collaborator
• Juntendo University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

China Medical University

Taichung, Taichung, 406, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sigera PC, Tunpattu TM, Jayashantha TP, De Silva AP, Athapattu PL, Dondorp A, Haniffa R. National Profile of Physical Therapists in Critical Care Units of Sri Lanka: Lower Middle-Income Country. Phys Ther. 2016 Jul;96(7):933-9. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150363. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

  PMID: 26893503 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Yu-Jung Cheng, PhD in BMS

  China Medical University, Taiwan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2022
• First Posted: October 31, 2022
• Study Start: November 6, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 18, 2022
• Study Completion: February 18, 2022
• Last Updated: October 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Locations

TW (1)