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euromuscular Ultrasound in Critical Illness

Completed
Conditions
10029317
10002252
Intensive Care Unit - aquired weakness
Registration Number
NL-OMON41662
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients newly admitted to the ICU of the Academic Medical Center
- Mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
- Diagnosis of ICU-AW or absence of ICU-AW, according to consensus guidelines, made by physical therapist as part of routine care
- At least one arm and one leg available for testing

Exclusion Criteria

Neuromuscular disorder as reason for admission; Stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic or subarachnoid) as reason for admission; Quadriplegia due to spinal cord syndrome in medical history or as reason for admission; Out of hospital cardiac arrest as reason for admission; Traumatic brain injury as reason for admission
Known intracerebral space occupying lesion
Poor functional status before admission (modified Rankin score 4 or 5)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Difference in gray-scale value as measures of echointensity on standardized<br /><br>cross-sectional ultrasonographic views of five muscle groups on one side<br /><br>(biceps brachii, forearm flexor group, quadriceps femoris, tibialis anterior,<br /><br>and diaphragm) in patients with ICU-AW and patients without ICU-AW.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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