Safety and early mobilization in intensive care unit patients: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included studies

Ref.	Study design	Time period	Intervention	Control	Total sample size (n)	Intervention (n)	Control (n)	Follow-up time (months)
Suzuki et al[4]	RCT	August 2021-March 2023	Mobile patient lift	Usual care	80	39	41	4
Soto et al[1]	RCT	January 2018-July 2019	Start to move protocol	Usual care	69	33	36	1
Zhang et al[2]	RCT	November 2020-February 2023	EM	Usual care	132	66	66	3
Lin et al[9]	RCT	March 2021-October 2021	EGDM	Usual care	77	39	38	3
de Paula et al[10]	RCT	October 2019-March 2021	EM	Usual care	85	40	45	30 days after hospital discharge
Hodgson et al[11]	RCT	Februarly 2018-November 2021	EM	Usual care	741	371	370	6
Patel et al[12]	RCT	August 2011- October 2019	EM	Usual care	198	99	99	12
Zhou et al[13]	RCT	September 2020-May 2021	EM	Usual care	100	50	50	Till ICU discharge
ECMO-PT study investigators[14]	RCT	February 2018-May 2019	EGDM	Usual care	20	10	10	3
Schujmann et al[15]	RCT	February 2017-February 2018	Early progressive mobility program	Usual care	135	68	67	3
Hodgson et al[6]	RCT	September 2013-October 2014	EGDM	Usual care	50	29	21	6
Schaller et al[16]	RCT	July 2011-November 2015	EGDM	Usual care	200	104	96	3
Morris et al[17]	RCT	October 2009-November 2014	EM	Usual care	300	150	150	6
Kayambu et al[18]	RCT	December 2010-August 2012	EGDM	Usual care	50	26	24	6
Brummel et al[19]	RCT	February 2011-April 2012	EM	Usual care	44	22	22	3
Schweickert et al[20]	RCT	June 2005-October 2007	EM	Usual care	104	49	55	6

RCT: Randomized controlled trial; EM: Early mobilization; EGDM: Early goal directed mobilization.