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Skeletal muscle metabolism and Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) during early course of systemic inflammatio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Critical illness myopathy (CIM)
Signs and Symptoms
Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM)
Registration Number
ISRCTN77569430
Lead Sponsor
Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany)
Brief Summary

2013 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23239154 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651840 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24531339 results 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25263070 results 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31441598/ (added 01/06/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35922829/ Retrospective analysis (added 04/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Critically ill patients with the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score greater than or equal to 8 on 3 of the 5 successive days within 7 days after admission to ICU.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients under age of 18
2. Missing written informed consent from a legal proxy
3. Pretreatment in ICU >7 days

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Primary outcome measures for both observational and interventional studies:<br><br> Insulin sensitivity:<br> 1. Studies of the insulin receptor pathways such as IRS, PI3K, AKT and Glut4 will be performed<br> 2. Glucose uptake as well as Insulin-Receptor kinase and PI3Kinase-activities will be determined<br> 3. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp will be performed<br><br> Histopathology on muscle biopsies: Type II myosin loss will be investigated<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Secondary outcome measure for both observational and interventional studies:<br><br> Electrophysiology: Measurement of membrane excitability<br>
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