NCT02562495

Ultrasound to Evaluate the Quadriceps Muscle Wasting

Interest of the Ultrasound to Evaluate the Quadriceps Muscle Wasting in Critical Ill Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Intensive care unit acquired muscle weakness (ICUAW) is a common disease. After 7 days of mechanical ventilation, a quarter of patients develop an ICUAW responsible of a 15-20% of muscle loss. This is a serious pathology associated with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical diagnosis of ICUAW is difficult and need a patient awoken. CT scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are considered as "gold standards" to quantify and monitor changes in muscle mass. But these tools are not adapted to ICU patients. Ultrasound (US) is an easy access tool at the bedside to assess muscle mass and does not expose the patient to additional radiation. The objective of this study is to evaluate the correlation between US and CT scan to measure quadriceps muscle thickness of ICU patients.

Detailed description

As part of the monitoring of the neurological disease, brain CT scans are frequently performed. At the same time, an acquisition sequence centered on the quadriceps will follow the brain sequences. Up to three brain CT scans coupled with a quadriceps imaging will be performed between the day of admission and on the tenth day of hospitalization. An ultrasound of the quadriceps will be performed concomitantly. The thickness of the quadriceps is measured by an independent operator on CT and ultrasound images.

Conditions

• Severe Cerebral Pathology

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	CT Scan and ultrasonography	Up to three measurements (CT scan and Ultrasonography) of the thickness of quadriceps, will be made concurrently .

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-21
• Primary completion: 2017-08-31
• Completion: 2017-08-31
• First posted: 2015-09-29
• Last updated: 2017-09-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France