Comparison between electrical stimulation of the muscle with needles and electrical stimulation of the muscle with electrodes to prevent loss of strength and muscle in severe adult patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- SarcopeniaC10.597.613.612
- Registration Number
- RBR-78y8prn
- Lead Sponsor
- Alex Blank de Paula
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers who give consent to participate in the research with the signature of the consent form by the legal guardian for the patient to participate in the research, both genders, age between eighteen and fifty years, time of use of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation less than twenty-four hours in the first evaluation, not be previously bedridden,; have no confirmed or suspected diagnosis of neuromuscular disease.
Exclusion Criteria
Volunteers who evolve with death, extubation or transfer after having started the protocol less than three days ago, and volunteers in whom the family withdraws consent to participate in the research at any time.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find less muscle atrophy in the group receiving neuromuscular electrical stimulation by acupuncture compared to the group receiving conventional stimulation. This outcome will be verified by means of kinesiologic ultrasonography evaluation of the quadriceps muscle group bilaterally.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assess the predominant sex. Verified by the semi-structured questionnaire method through data collection in medical records.;To evaluate the length of stay in the intensive care unit. Verified by the semi-structured questionnaire method through data collection in medical records.;To evaluate the time of invasive mechanical ventilation. Verified by the semi-structured questionnaire method through data collection in medical records.;To evaluate mortality in the intensive care unit. Verified by the semi-structured questionnaire method through data collection in medical records.