Status:

TERMINATED

ICU Associated Weakness and Bedside Ultrasound Assessment

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

ICU Acquired Weakness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

ICU-associated weakness is a common experience for people following a critical illness. It is associated with important patient and system-relevant outcomes. Diagnosing ICU-associated weakness can be ...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND Physical weakness is a common during and after critical illness. Weakness can develop for multiple reasons, but it can be generally be grouped into three overlapping categories: 1. Nervou...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adult patients (age \> 18 years);
  • admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of sepsis, and;
  • an ICU duration of stay of greater than 4 days (two allow for serial assessments of muscle strength and size).

Exclusion

  • Any pre-existing diagnosis that would reasonably impact a participant's muscle bulk, strength, coordination, or ability to participate in the assessment
  • Critical illness myopathy, critical illness neuropathy, and critical illness polyneuropathy diagnosed in the current ICU stay are not to be considered exclusion criteria as these diagnoses are directly related to the research question
  • Delirium is not considered an exclusion criteria for this study so long as at least two strength assessments can be performed during the course of the participant's ICU stay.
  • Any activity orders or movement restrictions (including medical devices such as casts or external fixation devices) that would preclude accurate motor strength assessment.
  • Dressings, casts, or medical implements that would preclude or impede ultrasound assessment of tibialis anterior muscle cross-sectional area in both legs.
  • Patients who are "proned" or in positions that make assessing tibialis anterior with ultrasound or physical exam impractical.
  • Re-admission to ICU within the same hospital stay.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04095533

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

April 1 2020

Last Update

April 8 2020

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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 5A1