Grip Test in Ventilated ICU Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

• Registration Number: NCT01305421
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann

Brief Summary

ICU patients do experience extubation failure. Guidelines rarely include muscle strength criteria. Prior work indicates that grip strength is a reliable surrogate for muscle strength. The purpose of the study is to assess the success rate of mechanical ventilation weaning based on the grip test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2011-02
• Study First Submitted: 2011-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-02-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-25
• Study First Posted: 2011-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• mechanically ventilated ICU patients

Exclusion Criteria

• tracheotomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Extubation success	48 hours without reintubation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Brugmann; 🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium