NCT04519450

Ultrasound of Accessory Respiratory Muscles

Ultrasound Measurements of Accessory Respiratory Muscles in the Intensive Care Unit

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Osijek University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the diameter of accessory respiratory muscles in patients with respiratory diseases and patients without such diseases, and to determine whether there is a connection between the ultrasound-measured thickness of accessory respiratory muscles and time of mechanical ventilation, as well as whether there is a the connection between the measured thickness and the treatment outcome of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Detailed description

An informed consent for the study was obtained from Ethics Committee, Osijek University Hospital, and Medical Faculty. Each patient will sign an informed consent prior to the inclusion into the prospective observational study. In all patients, the thickness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), trapezius muscle (TM), and quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle will be measured. A measurement point is in the middle of each muscle. The diameter of each muscle will be measured three times, and the average of the three measurements will be calculated. In each patient hours of mechanical ventilation, and total time in the ICU will be recorded. Patients' comorbidities, ie. hypertension, cardiac diseases, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders, history of stroke, disabilities, as well as procedures done will be registered. A Pearson's or Spearman's correlation will be used to calculate connections between specific parameters.

Conditions

• Mechanical Ventilation
• Duration of Treatment
• Survival

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Mindray TE7 ultrasound machine	The study was performed using a Mindray TE7 ultrasound machine with the depth of the linear probe at 70 mm and gain of 90 dB; settings remained unchanged during the study. Measurements of the right m. sternocleidomastoideus, the right m. trapezius, and the right upper leg were taken, with the final value being the average of three measurements for each. The probe was set at the musculoskeletal ultrasound setting.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-03
• Primary completion: 2020-10-30
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2020-08-19
• Last updated: 2021-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Croatia