Status:
UNKNOWN
Mobilization With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Critical Care Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conditions:
Muscular Atrophy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in pectoral muscles (fibres of the pectoralis major muscle bilaterally) and rectus abdominis muscles (bilaterally) preserves / decreases the loss of muscle mass.
Detailed Description
Introduction: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has recently began to be used as an early treatment method for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- This will be a randomized clinical trial recruiting patients of both sexes aged ≥ 18 years, no more than 15 days after admission to the intensive care unit at the hospital de clínicas de Porto Alegre, after transfer from the emergency department or wards and put on invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 24 hours
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Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria will include neuromuscular diseases causing motor deficits, such as strokes, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and Guillain Barré syndrome. Patients will also be excluded in the event of extubation less than 48 hours after enrolment on the study; complications during the protocol, such as pneumothorax, reintubation or delayed weaning (3 failed spontaneous ventilation tests); body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2; pacemaker use, history of epilepsy; or if a patient has undergone an operation involving abdominal or pectoral incisions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02298114
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
December 22 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Centro de Terapia Intensiva do Hospital de Clinicas
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-903