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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000528853
ACTRN12612000528853
Recruiting
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Functional electrical stimulation assisted cycling to prevent muscle weakness in intensive care: pilot randomised controlled trial

Selina Parry0 sites80 target enrollmentMay 18, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Intensive care Unit acquired weakness
Sponsor
Selina Parry
Enrollment
80
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 18, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Selina Parry

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Individuals expected to be mechanically ventilated for \> 48 hours with diagnosis of sepsis or severe sepsis as defined by ACCP Consensus Conference criteria and predicted to remain in ICU for 4 days or more.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients will be excluded if:
  • 1\. Known primary systemic neuromuscular disease or intracranial process on ICU admission
  • 2\. Lower limb amputation/s
  • 3\. Unable to perform study physical outcome measures pre morbidly due to condition impairing mobility
  • 4\. assessed by medical staff as approaching imminent death or withdrawal of medical treatment within 36 hours
  • 5\. Pregnancy
  • 6\. BMI \> 40
  • 7\. Presence of external fixator or superficial metal in lower limb
  • 8\. open wounds or skin abrasions at electrode application points
  • 9\. presence of pacemaker or implanted defibrillator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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