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CompletedNCT01769846

The Impact of Early Mobilization Protocol in Patients in the ICU

The Impact of Early Mobilization Protocol in Patients in the ICU of the University Hospital of Santa Maria.

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28 (actual)
Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Advances in intensive care and mechanical ventilation (MV) in the past two decades have increased critically ill patient survival. However, some patients require prolonged MV (PMV) and are deconditioned due to respiratory insufficiency caused by underlying disease, adverse effects of medications, and prolonged immobilization. Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are often confined to their beds, which results in inactivity, immobility, and severe osteomyoarticular system dysfunction. Our hypothesis is that an early mobilization protocol improves muscle thickness (MT) of the quadriceps femoris, peripheral muscle strength, perceived functional status, gait speed, quality of life, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay of the critically ill patient. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of implementation an early mobilization protocol in critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital of Santa Maria.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHEREarly mobilization protocolPatients in the treatment group additionally received a cycling exercise session 7 days a week, using a bedside cycle ergometer (MOTOmed Letto 2, RECK-Technik GmbH \& Co. KG, Betzenweiler, Germany). The device offers the possibility to conduct passive or active cycling at six levels of increasing resistance. The aim of each session was to have the patient cycle for 30 mins at an individually adjusted intensity level. Patients were placed in a comfortable position in between the supine and the semirecumbent position.

Timeline

Start date
2015-03-01
Primary completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-08-01
First posted
2013-01-17
Last updated
2018-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01769846. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.