Acute effects of Phototherapy on the Functional Capacity of patients Admitted to Hospital Intensive Care Unit

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• Conditions: Intensive Care Units; Muscle Strength Dynamometer; Mobility Limitation; N02.278.388.493; E07.230.460; C23.888.550

• Registration Number: RBR-8fffvv
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Brasil

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (higher than 18 years old) hospitalized in intensive care unit (ICU) of a philanthropic hospital due to postoperative cardiac surgery or acute respiratory failure

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with plegia, paresis, amputation or congenital deformities in at least one limb, and patients with data insufficiently described in their hospital chart

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay by at least 10%, measured in hours of stay in ICU

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Highest degree of muscle strength at discharge from the intensive care unit of at least 10%, measured by handgrip dynamometry in kilogram-force (kgf);Highest degree of muscle strength at discharge from the intensive care unit of at least 5 points, measured by Medical Resource Council scale (MRC) ranging from 0 to 60 points;Highest functionality degree at discharge from the intensive care unit by at least 5 points, measured by Intensive Care Unit Mobility Scale (IMS) ranging from 0 to 10 points