Status:
TERMINATED
Effect of Different Electric Muscle Stimulation in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Respiratory Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Severe Sepsis
Acute Respiratory Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Rationale : Electric muscle stimulation reduced critical-illness related weakness in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. But optimal protocol of the stimulation in unknown. Hypothesis: Foca...
Detailed Description
Background : Severe sepsis and septic shock remain top cause of admission to intensive care unit. Muscle weakness was found in 70-100% patients with severe sepsis and septic shock because of critical-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- severe sepsis or septic shock patients with acute respiratory failure more than 3 days
- adult patients( age\>20 years-old)
Exclusion
- skin wound/infection near the site of muscle stimulation
- acute myocardial infarction within 7 days
- pregnant women
- uncontrolled epilepsy
- no spontaneous breath because of central or cervical spinal neuropathy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01895647
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2015
Last Update
July 8 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 10449