IC-physician versus qualified IC-nurse-based interhospital critical care transport (IQ-transport) study
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN39701540 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN39701540 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 14/02/2006
- Registration date
- 14/02/2006
- Last edited
- 12/05/2016
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr E.J. Lieshout, van
Scientific
Scientific
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Department of Intensive Care and Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
P.O. Box 22660
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)20 5665043 |
|---|---|
| e.j.vanlieshout@amc.nl |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | IC-physician versus qualified IC-nurse-based interhospital critical care transport (IQ-transport) study |
| Study acronym | IQ-transport study |
| Study hypothesis | Interhospital transport of IC-patients can be escorted solely by a registered IC-nurse. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Condition | Intensive Care (IC) patients |
| Intervention | Study strategies: 1. Transport will be performed by a physician-based team: an IC-trained physician will accompany a registered IC-nurse 2. Transport will be performed solely by a registered IC-nurse. In this strategy, an IC-physician is physically present during inter-hospital transport; however, the physician does not play any role in the treatment of patient until a formal request is made by the IC-nurse. In both strategies the ambulance crew is present. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Incidence of critical events defined as: 1. Related to intensive care (lead disconnections, loss of battery power or any other technical equipment failure, airway loss requiring airway manipulation or reintubation, loss of any intravascular device, dislodgment of any thoracostomy tube, Foley catheter, or surgical drain) 2. Clinical deteriorations related to critical illness (death, decrease in arterial saturation of >10% for >10 min, undesired rise or fall in arterial blood pressure [systolic, diastolic or mean, defined as >20 mmHg from baseline for >10 min], hemorrhage or blood loss estimated to be >250 ml, new cardiac arrhythmias with associated hemodynamic deterioration or are generally accepted as requiring urgent therapy [occasional premature ventricular or atrial contractions were not considered significant], temperature fall below 36 degrees Celsius) |
| Secondary outcome measures | No secondary outcome measures |
| Overall study start date | 01/02/2006 |
| Overall study end date | 01/02/2008 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 300 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | Consecutive IC-patients (>18 years of age) transported by the Mobile Intensive Care Unit, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. |
| Participant exclusion criteria | IC-patients considered to be too instable to be transported without a physician as team member - one or more of the following criteria: 1. Pa02/Fi02 <100 with PEEP >15 2. Mean arterial pressure <60 mmHg despite adequate fluid therapy and inotropics (noradrenalin >0.35 kg/microg/min, dopamine >15 kg/microg/min) 3. Episode of resuscitation (chest compression or cardiac defibrillation) in 24 hours before interhospital transport |
| Recruitment start date | 01/02/2006 |
| Recruitment end date | 01/02/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands
1100 DD
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Mobile Intensive Care Unit (The Netherlands)
University/education
University/education
Postbus 22660
Amsterdam
1100 DD
Netherlands
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03t4gr691 |
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Funders
Funder type
University/education
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Private sector organisation / Universities (academic only)
Private sector organisation / Universities (academic only)
- Alternative name(s)
- Academic Medical Center, AMC
- Location
- Netherlands
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/07/2016 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
12/05/2016: Publication reference added.
