Actively Recruiting
ICU Combined Assessment of Cardio-Respiratory Exercise
Led by University of Manitoba · Updated on 2025-11-28
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
237 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to investigate how sepsis and critical illness can impair the cardiovascular system and microcirculation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, which can lead to long-lasting muscle weakness/dysfunction or ICU-Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) and exercise limitations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
ICU Combined Assessment of Cardio-Respiratory Exercise
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients who have received mechanical ventilation for at least 7 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) and have subsequently been discharged from hospital.
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to provide consent
- Trajectory of health expected to be significantly limited in the upcoming 12 months
- Self-report inability to climb at least one flight of stairs due to limited exercise capacity
- Significant orthopedic or musculoskeletal impairment affecting mobility
- Medical history of neuromuscular disease
- Ongoing respiratory limitations (i.e., supplemental oxygen)
- Significant heart disease (ejection fraction less than 30%, unstable ischemic heart disease, severe valvular heart disease)
- Body mass index (BMI) of 6 40 kg/m2 impacting NIRS signal due to adipose tissue thickness
- Primary residence significantly distant from Winnipeg
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3A 1R9
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Asher Mendelson, MD PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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