Trial reportPhysical therapy2014
The physical function intensive care test: implementation in survivors of critical illness.
Trial report in Physical therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04762056 (Validation of Chelsea Physical Assessment Tool), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Validation of Chelsea Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx) in COVID-19 Patients for Assessing Functional Status After Intensive Care Unit Discharge
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Core Set of Outcome Measures to Assess Physical Function for Adults Participating in Physical Therapist Treatment in the Hospital: A Clinical Practice Guideline.Physical therapy · 2025Guideline
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- Early physical rehabilitation in intensive care patients with sepsis syndromes: a pilot randomised controlled trial.Intensive care medicine · 2015Trial
- Responsiveness of the K-Force Grip Dynamometer in patients with ICU-acquired weakness: a prospective longitudinal study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Post-intensive care syndrome: a state-of-the-art review.Singapore medical journal · 2026Review
- Analysis of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit and its correlation with measures of muscle strength in critically ill patients during hospitalization in the intensive care unit.Critical care science · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Perme ICU Mobility Score: An Initial Psychometric Evaluation.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Early In-Bed Cycle Ergometry With Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Statistical Analysis Plan for CYCLE (Critical Care Cycling to Improve Lower Extremity Strength), an International, Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Instruments to assess post-intensive care syndrome assessment: a scoping review and modified Delphi method study.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Article
- Linking Intensive Care Unit functional scales to the International Classification of Functioning: proposal of a new assessment approach.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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- Implications for post critical illness trial design: sub-phenotyping trajectories of functional recovery among sepsis survivors.Critical care (London, England) · 2020Article
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- A feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of the ABCDE bundle on quality of life in ICU survivors.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Evaluating physical functioning in critical care: considerations for clinical practice and research.Critical care (London, England) · 2017Article
- Functional Status Score for the ICU: An International Clinimetric Analysis of Validity, Responsiveness, and Minimal Important Difference.Critical care medicine · 2016Article
- Implementation of the physical function ICU test tool in a resource constrained intensive care unit to promote early mobilisation of critically ill patients- a feasibility study.Archives of physiotherapy · 2016Article
- Functional outcomes in ICU – what should we be using? – an observational study.Critical care (London, England) · 2015Observational
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Abstract
backgroundRecent studies have demonstrated safety, feasibility, and decreased hospital length of stay for patients with weakness acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) who receive early physical rehabilitation. The scored Physical Function in Intensive Care Test (PFIT-s) was specifically designed for this population and demonstrated excellent psychometrics in an Australian ICU population.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the responsiveness and predictive capabilities of the PFIT-s in patients in the United States admitted to the ICU who required mechanical ventilation (MV) for 4 days or longer.
methodsThis nested study within a randomized trial administered the PFIT-s, Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score, and grip strength test at ICU recruitment and then weekly until hospital discharge, including at ICU discharge. Spearman rho was used to determine validity. The effect size index was used to calculate measurement responsiveness for the PFIT-s. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used in predicting participants' ability to perform functional components of the PFIT-s.
resultsFrom August 2009 to July 2012, 51 patients were recruited from 4 ICUs in the Denver, Colorado, metro area. At ICU discharge, PFIT-s scores were highly correlated to MRC sum scores (rho=.923) and grip strength (rho=.763) (P<.0005). Using baseline test with ICU discharge (26 pairs), test responsiveness was large (1.14). At ICU discharge, an MRC sum score cut-point of 41.5 predicted participants' ability to perform the standing components of the PFIT-s. LIMITATIONS: The small sample size was a limitation. However, the findings are consistent with those in a larger sample from Australia.
conclusionsThe PFIT-s is a feasible and valid measure of function for individuals who require MV for 4 days or longer and who are alert, able to follow commands, and have sufficient strength to participate.
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