Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT05912413

Conditions

Sepsis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

there is no intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study addresses critically ill sepsis patients' current literature reports of ongoing post-hospital discharge weakness and hospital readmissions. This study is aimed at capture and interpretation of a complex set of tests, administered during a subject's sepsis functional recovery trajectory, particularly capturing hospital readmission's effects on survivors' physical function recovery.

Conditions

Sepsis

Study ID

NCT05912413

Start date

Jul 11, 2023

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec 15, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 15, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sepsis requiring organ support in an ICU setting

Exclusion Criteria:

1. inability to obtain informed consent
2. the attending physician reports that the patient's goals of care are transitioning to palliation/withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
3. recent cancer therapy in the last 12 months
4. age >80
5. plans to be discharged on mechanical ventilation to a Long Term Acute Care Hospital
6. planned discharge to rehabilitation facility, long-term hospital or nursing home.
7. Pregnancy

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

there is no intervention

there is no intervention

Primary outcome measure

  • Short Performance Physical Battery [ Time Frame: 3 months post hospital discharge ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

peter morris, md

(205) 934-5555pmorris@uabmc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Contacts

Peter Morris, MD

(205) 975-6376pmorris@uabmc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Feb 19, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-02-19.