Study of Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-Acquired Weakness (Handgrip Strength Study)

Completed

Conditions studied: Peripheral Muscle Strength

In brief

To better understand ICU-acquired weakness in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00702000

Run by

Naeem Ali, MD

People needed

49

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• • Adult patients admitted to the Medical ICU
• Age ≥ 18 years of age at ICU admit.
• Requiring mechanical ventilation for at least 24 hours

You may not qualify if…

• • Moribund or in the process of withdrawal of life support
• Patient, family or physicians not in favor of continued support until awakening.
• Profound neurologic injury associated with little or no chance of awakening.
• Active consideration of a diagnosis of brain death by treating physicians.
• Known history of chronic neurological disease resulting in muscle weakness in more than two limbs.
• Inability to perform handgrip dynamometry prior to acute illness.
• Subject is a Non-english speaker
• Subject or surrogate unable to provide informed consent.
• ICU stay of greater than 24 hours within the last thirty days or at any point during the current hospitalization
• Greater than seven days of hospital care prior to hospital admission.
• Greater than five days since inclusion criteria met.

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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