RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/007
After Intensive Care
Following patients and families for a year after an intensive care stay.
Recovery and rehabilitation
What helps people get back on their feet after surgery, intensive care or injury, and how to make it last.
About the theme
What helps people get back on their feet after surgery, intensive care or injury, and how to make it last.
Studies under this theme come from several of our research groups. Each study card below links to its own page, with plain-language information for anyone thinking of taking part.
Studies in this theme
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/066
Breathe Easy at Home
Guided breathing and strength exercises by video call in the first eight weeks home after intensive care.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/131
Family Voices in Intensive Care
Interviews with family members about what helped, and what did not, while someone they love was in intensive care.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/031
Fit for Surgery
A four-week home exercise and nutrition programme before major surgery.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/088
Healing in Later Life
Why do wounds heal more slowly in some older adults, and what can we do about it?
CompletedEthics TEST/2024/096
Moving After Hip Fracture
A wearable activity monitor and weekly phone coaching for older adults after a broken hip.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/097
Rehab at Home
Remote physiotherapy coaching after knee and hip replacement.
CompletedEthics TEST/2025/054
Sleep After ICU
Measuring sleep at home in the three months after intensive care.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/081
Talking About Pain Relief
Testing a plain-language guide, written with patients, to pain relief in the first week home after surgery.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/014
The Day Two Study
Can a single blood test on the second day after bowel surgery show who needs closer follow-up?
News on this theme
- Fit for Surgery opens to new participants
Our home prehabilitation trial is now recruiting at Tidewater Regional Hospital.
- Webinar: life after intensive care
A recording of our public webinar with patients and families is now online.