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Study of Safety and Efficacy on Neuromyopathy of Early Standing With the Assistance of Tilt Table in Critically Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patients Are Recruited From One Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery ICU
Registration Number
NCT02047617
Lead Sponsor
Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue
Brief Summary

Critically ill patients frequently develop muscle weakness due to critical illness-related acute neuropathy and/or myopathy. This disorder is associated with difficulties in weaning from mechanical ventilation, prolonged intensive care unit and hospital stay, and increased mortality rates. In addition, many patients continue to suffer from decreased exercise capacity and quality of life for months to years after the acute event.

Besides controlling risk factors, no specific prevention or treatment exists. Recommendations advice to start early with active and passive exercise in critically ill patients (1). Having critically ill patients alert and engaged in progressive rehabilitation leading to mobilization, despite the use of life support therapies may reduce muscle atrophy and lead to improved strength and physical function (2).

This randomized controlled trial was designed to investigate whether a daily training session using a tilt table, started early in stable critically ill patients with an expected prolonged ICU stay, could induce a beneficial effect on exercise performance, quadriceps force and functional autonomy at ICU and hospital discharge compared to a standard physiotherapy program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
145
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who had been intubated and mechanically ventilated for more than 3 days, without weaning of ventilation sheduled in 24 hours
Exclusion Criteria
  • Polytrauma,
  • Cerebral , spinal cord or spinal injury,
  • Pelvic or lower limb fracture

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measure of overall muscle strength, a composite Medical Research Council score (MRC score) from examination of 3 muscle groups in each limb is used.Medical Research Council, the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

Clinically important muscle weakness has been defined as a composite MRC score \<80% of normal (eg, a score \<48 out of a maximum of 60 based on examination of 3 muscle groups in each limb).

MRC score is measured after randomization, before ICU discharge and before hospital discharge.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The time to standingDuration ( time and every day), the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

ICU stayduration (day number), the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month
Hospital stayduration (day number), the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month
Mechanical ventilation durationtime in minutes (every day), the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Hospital mortalitynumber of death during the 3 years of the study

number of deaths

Changes in blood pressure of more or less 20% of the reference value of rest required to stop the session or initiation of medical treatmentBlood Pressure(mm Hg) before and during standing session (every day). the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Changes in heart rate of more or less 20% of the reference value of rest required to stop the session or initiation of medical treatmentheartt rate (beats a minute) before and during standing session (every day). the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Onset of arrhythmiairregular heart beat, every day the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Appearance of a disorder repolarizationECG Interpretation, every day the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

desaturation of more than 10% of the reference value requiring a decision of the meeting or any medical intervention,% saturation, every day, the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Increase in systolic pulmonary artery pressure more than 60 mmHgsystolic pulmonary artery pressure (every day), the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Pneumothorax detected immediately after standing sessionChest radiography and clinical examination, every day the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Agitation requiring the increase of sedation or complicated tear gastric catheter probe or endotracheal tube,observation evry day, the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Fall of the patient during a transferobservation, every day the patient is monitored and evaluate for up to 1 month

This secondary endpoint is measured every day until the leaving of ICU and continued until leaving the hospital.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Chirurgical MarieLannelongue

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Le Plessis Robinson, Ile de France, France

Centre Chirurgical MarieLannelongue
🇫🇷Le Plessis Robinson, Ile de France, France

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