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NCT05287919

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Preserves Muscle Mass in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Completed NA Last updated 18 March 2022
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Patients received the standard physical therapy (SPT) programme (passive mobilization) twice a day. in Critical Illness in 54 participants. Completed in 31 January 2020.

Timeline
1 August 2019
Primary endpoint
31 January 2020
31 January 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorGabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingsingle
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment54
Start date1 August 2019
Primary completion31 January 2020
Estimated completion31 January 2020
Sites1 location across Chile

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Critical Illness or Physical Disability. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: Low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) attenuates the loss of muscle mass of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients. However, it has been shown that medium-frequency NMES may be better than low-frequency for the maintenance of skeletal muscle mass in healthy subjects. Objective: to compare the effects of low-frequency and medium-frequency NMES, along with a standard physical therapy (SPT) programme, on the attenuation of skeletal muscle atrophy in critically ill patients. Methods: Fifty-four critically ill patients admitted into intensive care unit (ICU) and on mechanical ventilation (MV) participated in this randomized, single-blinded, experimental study. Participants were allocated to one of the following groups: Control Group (CG), received a standard lower limb physical therapy (SPT) programme, 2x/day; Low-frequency NMES Group (LFG), received lower limb SPT+NMES at 100 Hz, 2x/day; and Medium-frequency NMES Group (MFG), received lower limb SPT+NMES at 100 Hz and carrier frequency of 2500 Hz, 2x/day. The primary outcome was the thickness and quality of the quadriceps muscle, evaluated with ultrasonography while patients were in ICU. Secondary outcomes, assessed at various stages of recovery, were strength, functionality, independence for activities of daily living, quality of life, and total days hospitalized.

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