After Intensive Care
Following patients and families for a year after an intensive care stay.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/007
Research theme9 studies
Care closer to home
Moving follow-up, monitoring and rehabilitation out of the hospital and into communities.
Moving follow-up, monitoring and rehabilitation out of the hospital and into communities.
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.
Groups working on this theme
Studies in this theme
Breathe Easy at Home
Guided breathing and strength exercises by video call in the first eight weeks home after intensive care.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/066
Fit for Surgery
A four-week home exercise and nutrition programme before major surgery.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/031
Follow-up in the Community
Post-operative check-ups at a local community clinic instead of the hospital.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/058
Moving After Hip Fracture
A wearable activity monitor and weekly phone coaching for older adults after a broken hip.
CompletedEthics TEST/2024/096
Rehab at Home
Remote physiotherapy coaching after knee and hip replacement.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/097
Rural Recovery Check-ins
Nurse phone check-ins from a local health centre for people recovering from surgery far from the hospital.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/149
Step Count Check
Does a phone step counter tell us as much as a clinic walking test?
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/042
Wound Check by Phone
Can a photo of your wound, sent from home, pick up infection as early as a clinic visit?
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/073
News on this theme
All news and mediaWound Check by Phone is open
Reposted from the Inflammation and Healing Lab's LinkedIn page. The lab's new study asks whether wound photos sent from home can spot infection early.
Phone step counts make the evening news
A regional television bulletin featured the Digital Rehabilitation Lab's work on using ordinary smartphones to track recovery.