Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation To Assist Ventilator Weaning In Critically Ill Patients

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Critical Illness; Sepsis; Traumatic Brain Injury; Stroke; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Stroke - Ischaemic; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001180303
• Lead Sponsor: euroscience Research Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-08-11
• Study Completion: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

mechanical ventilation dependence due to critical illness

Exclusion Criteria

pregnancy
expected to be ventilated for < 24 hours (based on clinical judgement)
ventilated for > 72 hours (to avoid excessive muscle atrophy)
non-pharmacological paralysis (e.g. spinal cord injury or Guillain-Barré syndrome)
physical obstacles that prevent Abdominal FES (e.g. severe abdominal trauma, pacemaker)
terminal illness
no response to Abdominal FES (e.g. lower motor neuron impairment)
recent abdominal surgery within four weeks prior to study inclusion
no clearly visible separate layers of the abdominal muscles (external oblique, internal oblique and transverse abdominal muscles), assessed with ultrasound during routine care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified