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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618000209291
ACTRN12618000209291
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Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation To Assist Ventilator Weaning In Critically Ill Patients: a randomised controlled trial

euroscience Research Australia0 sites254 target enrollmentFebruary 9, 2018

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia
Enrollment
254
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 9, 2018
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
euroscience Research Australia

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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