Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation To Assist Ventilator Weaning In Critically Ill Patients: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Critical Illness; Stroke; Sepsis; Traumatic Brain Injury; Pneumonia; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Stroke - Ischaemic; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000209291
• Lead Sponsor: euroscience Research Australia

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 30 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 254

Inclusion Criteria

mechanical ventilation dependence due to critical illness

Exclusion Criteria

expected to be ventilated for < 24 hours (based on clinical judgement)
ventilated for > 72 hours (to avoid excessive muscle atrophy)
non-pharmacological paralysis (e.g. spinal cord injury or Guillain-Barré syndrome)
physical obstacles that prevent Abdominal FES (e.g. pregnancy, severe abdominal trauma, pacemaker)
terminal illness
no response to Abdominal FES (e.g. lower motor neuron impairment)
recent abdominal surgery within four weeks prior to study inclusion

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ventilation Duration measured in days post the start of mechanical ventilation, recorded from patient's medical record[When breathing independently of mechanical ventilation for 48 hours, or censored at 6 weeks for people who do not achieve independent ventilation]