Prospective study on breathing synchronized electrical stimulation of the abdominal muscles in patients with acute and chronic tetraplegia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: G80.0; J18.0; Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy; Bronchopneumonia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00004696
• Lead Sponsor: nfallkrankenhaus Berlin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women
SCI paralysis C4 - Th3
Paralysis not older than 4 weeks, with no extubation, the period is due to the treatment of the underlying disease.
BMI <35
Age 18 - 80 years
Intensive monitoring obligation
Mandatory ventilation at baseline
Consent by the patient

Exclusion Criteria

lack of consent
pulmonary disease (COPD)
progressive Disease
impossibility to place electrodes abdominal
pregnancy
pacemaker or similar implants interfere with the electrical stimulation

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pneumonia rate over the period of abdominal stimulation (90 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mortality, days in hospital, weaning, period of ventilation