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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12614001059651
ACTRN12614001059651
Completed
N/A

Effects of combined electrical muscle stimulation and resistance exercises in duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients

niversity of Brasilia Brazil0 sites40 target enrollmentOctober 3, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
mechanical ventilation
Sponsor
niversity of Brasilia Brazil
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 3, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Brasilia Brazil

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients consecutively admitted to the multidisciplinary ICU of San Jose Hospital during the study period were considered for inclusion in the study. All patients who had been on mechanical ventilation for less than 72 hours, and were expected to continue for at least 24 hours, were included.

Exclusion Criteria

  • preexisting neuromuscular disease (e.g. Myasthenia Gravis, Guillain\-Barre disease), cardiopulmonary arrest, end\-stage malignancy, raised intracranial pressure, or technical obstacles that did not allow the implementation of EMS such as bone fractures or skin lesions

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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