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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01895647
Other study ID # 13MMHIS060
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 2013
Est. completion date September 2015

Study information

Verified date April 2019
Source Mackay Memorial Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial 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: Focal muscle contraction may improved the muscle power and have systemic anti-inflammatory via cytokine secretion . The difference of electricity used in upper limb or lower limb stimulation may lead to different effect.

Study design: Stratified randomized parallel control study, comparing Biceps, Quadriceps electric muscle stimulation vs. non-stimulation group.

Participant: adult patients with severe sepsis and acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.

Intervention: daily stimulation of bilateral Biceps or Quadriceps by programmed electric devices 32 minutes, 5 days/week

Outcome:

1. Primary outcome: Ventilator-dependent days

2. Secondary outcome: change of hand drip muscle power/interleukin-1b/interleukin-6/interleukin-8/TNF-alpha


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-illness induced polyneuropathy and myopathy. Previous study revealed electric muscle stimulation (EMS) could reduce such muscle weakness and mechanical ventilator-dependent days.

Hypothesis: different electricity may be needed for minimal contraction of upper or lower limb because of their muscle size. Induced muscle contraction may lead to myokine secretion and beneficial metabolic and anti-inflammatory effect. Stimulation on Quadriceps may be better than on Biceps.

Participant: adult(older than 20 years-old) patients with severe sepsis.septic shock and acute respiratory failure post mechanical ventilation.

Design: Stratified ( gender and age >50 years-old) Randomized parallel 3 arms study.

Intervention: Daily stimulation of Biceps of Quadriceps after third days in intensive care unit. Programmed electric stimulation device ( HELEX 573 model, strength aggressive. mode, 45-55Hz 32 minutes per day, voltage 30-70mA)


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 25
Est. completion date September 2015
Est. primary completion date September 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 20 Years to 90 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- severe sepsis or septic shock patients with acute respiratory failure more than 3 days

- adult patients( age>20 years-old)

Exclusion Criteria:

- 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

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
EMS
Electric muscle stimulation with programmed warm-up, stimulation and cool-down in 32 minutes

Locations

Country Name City State
Taiwan Mackay Memorial Hospital Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Mackay Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Inflammatory Cytokine Change Serum interleukin(IL)-1B, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-15 and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-alpha will be measured before/after first section of EMS, and after fifth EMS section. First 1 week.
Primary Ventilator-dependant Days Patient days on mechanical ventilator ( Our National Health Insurance provide 21 days for acute intensive care at most) 21 days
Secondary Muscle Strength Improvement muscle power measurement by hand grip digital dynamometer every 2 days 21 days
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