Information overview of the VIP2 study (POETICS2 in UK)
VIP2 stands for Very old Intensive Care Patients study 2.
An ESICM supported study conducted from the HSRO & NAHP section in ESICM.
VIP2 steering committee and national coordinators
Steering committee and national coordinators
| Hans Flaatten | Principal Investigator and Past chair HSRO section | Bergen, Norway | hans . flaatten @ uib . no |
| Alessandro Morandi | Cremona, Italy | morandi . alessandro @ gmail . com | |
| Michael Joannidis | Austrian coordinator | Innsbruck, Austria | michael . joannidis @ i-med . ac . at |
| Antonio Artigas | Spanish coordinator | Barcelona, Spain | aartigas @ tauli . cat |
| Ariane Boumendil | Paris, France | ariane . boumendil @ gmail . com | |
| Bertrand Guidet | French coordinator | Paris, France | bertrand . guidet @ aphp . fr |
| Brian Marsh | Irish coordinator | Dublin, Ireland | bmarsh @ mater . ie |
| Carole Boulanger | Chair NAHP section ESICM | Exeter, England | carole . boulanger @ nhs . net |
| Christian Jung | German coordinator | Dusseldorf, Germany | Christian . Jung @ med . uni-duesseldorf . de |
| Dylan deLange | The Netherlands coordinator and Chair of ESICM HSRO section | Utrecht, The Netherlands | D . W . deLange @ umcutrecht . nl |
| Finn Andersen | Norwegian coordinator | Ålesund, Norway | Finn . H . Andersen @ helse-mr . no |
| Ivo Soliman | Statistician | Utrecht, The Netherlands | I . W . Soliman @ umcutrecht . nl |
| Jesper Fjølner | Danish coordinator | Aarhus, Denmark | jesperfjoelner @ clin . au . dk |
| Joerg Schefold | Swiss coordinator | Bern, Switzerland | joerg . schefold @ insel . ch |
| Maurizio Cecconi | Italian coordinator | Milan, Italy | maurizio . cecconi @ hunimed . eu |
| Muhammed Elhadi | Libyan coordinator | Tripoli, Libya | muhammed . elhadi . uot @ gmail . com |
| Rui Moreno | Portuguese coordinator | Lisboa, Portugal | r . moreno @ mail . telepac . pt |
| Sandra Oeyen | Belgian coordinator | Ghent, Belgium | Sandra . Oeyen @ UGent . be |
| Sten Walther | Swedish coordinator | Linkoping, Sweden | sten . walther @ telia . com |
| Susannah Leaver | United Kingdom coodinator | London, England | susannahleaver @ nhs . net |
| Tilemachos Zafeiridis | Greek coordinator | Larissa, Greece | tilemachos @ hotmail . com |
| Wojciech Szczeklik | Polish coordinator | Krakow, Poland | wszczeklik @ gmail . com |
| Ximena Watson | United Kingdom coordinator | London, England | ugm2xw @ doctors . org . uk |
| Yuriy Nalapko | Ukranian coordinator | Lugansk, Ukraine | nalapko @ ukr . net |
VIP2 Documents
| Information about the study | Download |
| Letter of intent | Download |
| Timeline for data collection | Download |
| How to perform initial “geriatric” assessment | Download |
| Information to patients and care-givers (template) | Download |
| Study protocol (version Oct. 18th 2018) | Download |
| Paper CRF for offline patient data capture | Download |
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)
| Clinical Frailty Scale | Download |
KATZ index of Activities of Daily Living
| Katz ADL index English | Download |
| Katz ADL index Greek | Download |
Background and scope
This study sought to develop a prognostic score for specifically very old, critically ill patients defined as patients ≥ 80 years). This was a large, prospective, multinational, multicentre study. We gathered age-specific information about the elderly patient: frailty, cognitive function, activity of daily life and co-morbidity, in addition to organ failure score. Outcomes were registered as outcome at 30 days (alive or dead) and 6 months in a sub-study. Also, an Frailty score interrater variability was recorded in a sub-study.
Recruitment of patients
The goal was to recruit 20 consecutive ICU patients ≥ 80 years, or continue for a 6 months period. Based on a previous multicentre study (the VIP1) we hoped to recruit 200-250 ICUs and 4000-5000 patients.
How to record data?
We used the same dedicated server as in the VIP1-study, which was located at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. We created a simple e-CRF for this study. It was easy to enter both ICU background data and patient data.
Data security and storage
Data security in the VIP2 study followed recognized industry standards. The data entry forms and database ran on a secured server and were composed of a MySQL database and PHP web application. Data transfer was secured with Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption and data was stored on servers located at Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Data entry timeline
