An observational study in Critical Illness, sponsored by Monash University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Australia. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-13.
Sponsored by Monash University · Observational
This prospective observational study will describe healthcare and community service utilisation among older adults who survive critical illness and return to the community following hospital discharge. Participants will be adults aged 65 years or older who have been admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for at least 48 hours and survive to hospital discharge. Healthcare and community service use will be assessed during the first 90 days after hospital discharge using weekly telephone surveys, participant-completed health diaries, and review of participants' electronic medical records. The study will describe use of general practitioner, medical specialist, allied health, nursing and community services, as well as self-reported needs and barriers to accessing these services, emergency department presentations, hospital readmissions and mortality. Findings will help inform the development of future models of follow-up care for older survivors of critical illness.
1,924 studies on the registry are indexed under Critical Illness; 465 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 130 across 883 observational studies indexed under Critical Illness.
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People aged ≥65 years who are admitted to ICU for at least 48 hours and survive until hospital discharge.
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Participants will be adults aged 65 years or older who have been admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for at least 48 hours, survive to hospital discharge, and are returning to community living. No intervention will be provided.
Utilisation of General Practitioner (GP) services
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
Utilisation of medical specialist, allied health, nursing and non-healthcare services
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
Self-reported need for and barriers to accessing healthcare and community services
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
All-cause mortality
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
Emergency Department (ED) presentations
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
Acute hospital readmissions
Time frame: 90 days following hospital discharge
Plan to share: No
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Start is estimated for Nov 2026; primary completion for Apr 2027, 5 months later.
Of 473 non-industry observational studies under Critical Illness, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 43. This study's planned 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 477 studies reached it within 22 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 43.
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