PATIENTS AND RELATIVES

YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR STUDY MATTERS

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Dear Patients and Relatives,
welcome to the ERUPT Study!

Rehabilitation is already being started in the intensive care unit (ICU) to maintain or restore the functional capacity of intensive care patients and counteract the long-term effects of intensive care treatment. Mobilisation is an important component. It contains the activation of the musculature and promotion of movement. It is still uncertain how intensive care patients are mobilised worldwide and what dose is required for the best possible health outcomes. This is precisely where our ERUPT Study comes in.

Patient Information

What is the aim of ERUPT?

The aim of this international observational study is to collect and evaluate the various mobilisation practices and concepts for patients in intensive care units worldwide. We want to find out which forms of mobilisation achieve the best results for intensive care patients in terms of physical function, functional status and quality of life. This is intended to change and improve future ICU rehabilitation practices for patients in the long term.

How does the study work?

This observational study will be conducted worldwide, and more than 6,000 intensive care patients are expected to take part. It will last approximately 21 months and involve 90 days of your participation. An ethics approval has been obtained for the study.

Based on predefined criteria, known as inclusion criteria, patients will be enrolled in the scientific study from October 2025. We will document data of patients‘ clinical care until hospital discharge (so-called routine data). Additionally, we will conduct standardised tests and questionnaires to evaluate physical function (e.g. mobility, strength, endurance, and performance of activities of daily living) and quality of life at various time points during the hospital stay and 90 days thereafter (telephone interview).

Why should patients take part in our study?

The ERUPT Study is an observational study in which standardised and already established physical tests and questionnaires are used. No study-related interventions are conducted and the medical care will remain unaffected.

The results will increase the understanding of mobilisation in intensive care medicine in the future and will be used to develop effective mobilisation strategies and to improve the long-term outcome of intensive care patients.