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Registration number
ACTRN12613000753752
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
28/06/2013
Date registered
5/07/2013
Date last updated
5/05/2015
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Minimum standards of practice for physiotherapists working in Australasian critical care: a Delphi study
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Scientific title
Minimum standards of practice for physiotherapists working in Australasian critical care: a Delphi study
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Secondary ID [1]
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Lack of minimum clinical practice standards for physiotherapists working in critical care
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Condition category
Condition code
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation
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Physiotherapy
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Public Health
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0
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Health service research
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
False
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
We are inviting participants to complete up to three questionnaires (of 1-2 hours duration) over a period of up to six months on their perspectives of the criteria required for successful independent physiotherapist practice in the intensive care unit.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
N/A
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Consensus standards of minimum clinical practice for physiotherapists working in critical care. This outcome will be assessed by the proportion of physiotherapists agreeing that specific items defined a priori are essential as a minimum practice standard.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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The consensus standard will be measured via cross-sectional survey at three time points (over a duration of up to six months) spaced approximately 8 weeks apart.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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N/A
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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N/A
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Physiotherapy specialists/fellows; senior physiotherapy critical care clinicians; physiotherapy academics in cardiorespiratory education.
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Nil.
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
This is a Delphi consensus panel. Consensus will be defined according to Delphi criteria of frequency of ratings.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
28/06/2013
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Actual
24/06/2013
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
29/07/2013
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
61
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Charities/Societies/Foundations
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Name [1]
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Physiotherapy Research Foundation
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Address [1]
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201 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda
Victoria 3182
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of Notre Dame
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Address
19 Mouat Street (PO Box 1225)
Fremantle WA 6959
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Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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Auckland University of Technology
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Address [1]
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55 Wellesley Street East
Auckland Central 1010
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Other collaborator category [1]
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Individual
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Name [1]
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Dr Elizabeth Skinner
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Address [1]
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Western Centre for Health Research and Education
176 Furlong Road
Sunshine VIC 3022
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Australia
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Other collaborator category [2]
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Individual
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Name [2]
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Dr Peter Thomas
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Address [2]
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Cnr Butterfield St and Bowen Bridge Rd
HERSTON, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA 4029
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Country [2]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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University of Notre Dame
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Ethics committee address [1]
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19 Mouat Street (PO Box 1225) Fremantle WA 6959
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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12/02/2013
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Ethics approval number [1]
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EC00418
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Ethics committee name [2]
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Auckland University of Technology
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Ethics committee address [2]
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Ethics committee country [2]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [2]
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Approval date [2]
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11/04/2013
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Ethics approval number [2]
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Summary
Brief summary
This project is investigating minimum standards of practice and education for physiotherapists working in Australasian intensive care units. The lack of consistency in professional standards and dedicated training poses a substantial threat to the practice of physiotherapy and the credibility of the profession within the critical care unit. To provide 24 hour, 7 day a week services, many physiotherapy staff are required to contribute to critical care rosters, regardless of their primary discipline or interest (e.g. orthopaedics). Traditionally physiotherapists complete a tailored, in-house intensive care orientation including theory, clinical skills training and clinical practice until deemed competent by another staff physiotherapist. This process is subjective, requires extensive familiarization and additional skills in assessment and treatment. Educational requirements for competency training are not standardized across or within Australia or NZ, and are established by individual networks, with large variability in the content, requirements and duration of the education provided. A panel of participants will be selected to reflect the range of stakeholders who have an interest in the outcomes of the project (Boulkedid, Abdoul, Loustau, Sibony, & Alberti, 2011). Sixty-one participants from across Australia and NZ will be invited on to the panel, including Physiotherapy Specialists/Fellows in critical care, senior physiotherapy critical care clinicians, and physiotherapy academics in cardiorespiratory education. The Delphi survey plan will consist of two or three rounds of surveys.
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Trial website
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Trial related presentations / publications
None available currently
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Dr Elizabeth Skinner
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Address
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Western Centre for Health Research and Education
176 Furlong Road
Sunshine VIC 3022
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Australia
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Phone
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+61419101708
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Elizabeth Skinner
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Address
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Western Centre for Health Research and Education
176 Furlong Road
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Country
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Australia
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+61419101708
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Email
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Elizabeth Skinner
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Address
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Western Centre for Health Research and Education
176 Furlong Road
Sunshine VIC 3022
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61419101708
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