The effect of rehabilitation program on intensive care unit acquired weakness
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- Conditions
- intensive care unit acquired weakness.Critical illness myopathyG72.81
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190913044760N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
age between 18 to 60 years
written consent from patient or her/his guardian
admission to the intensive care unite
Body mass index Below 35 kg/m2
written doctor`s order to perform rehabilitation
level of consciousness based on glasgow coma test above 10
stable hemodynamic status
Absence of background diseases such as myasthenia gravis
no damage to the spine
Exclusion Criteria
death of the patient
Entering the acute stages of the disease
Hemodynamic instability
diagnosed with Deep vein thrombosis
Unwillingness to cooperate on behalf of the patient or her/his guardian
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Index of muscle weakness, muscle strength and deep tendon`s reflexe. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Medical Research Council questionnaire for muscle weakness (MRC), which measures the flexion and extension movement of 6 muscle groups as points and is scored from 0 to 60, and a score below 48 is considered muscle weakness.;The effect of rehabilitation program on muscle strength. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using a tool called a handgrip dynamometer is used to measure hand strength based on kilograms.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effect of rehabilitation program on deep tendon reflex. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Using a questionnaire called DTR, the tendon reflex of the biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, knee and ankle muscles is measured from 0 to +4.