Effect of Early Extracorporeal Diaphragm Pacing Combined With Tilt Table in Ventilated Patients.

Mechanical Ventilation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Early Extracorporeal Diaphragm Pacing （EDP） Combined With Tilt Table Verticalization （TTV) on Diaphragm Function in Critically Ill Patients With Mechanical Ventilation: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05953649
• Other study ID #: SYSKY-2023-376-02
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 27, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
• Contact: Zhijie He
• Phone: 011-86-13710898290
• Email: hezhijie[@]mail.sysu.edu.cn
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to test the effect of 1week of extracorporeal diaphragm pacing (EDP) combined either with or without tilt table verticalization (TTV) on diaphragm function in patients with mechanical ventilation compared to conventional physiotherapy (CPT).

Description:

In order to explore whether extracorporeal diaphragm pacing (EDP) combined with tilt table verticalization (TTV) improves diaphragm function in mechanically ventilated patients, the investigators conducted a three-arms randomized controlled trial of 90 ventilated patients in the ICU of a general hospital in the southern China state of Guangzhou. After assessment of inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients were randomly assigned to one of the following three groups: (1) EDP with TTV and with conventional physiotherapy (CPT) (n = 30), (2) EDP without TTV and with CPT (n = 30), and (3) conventional physiotherapy (CPT; n = 30).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: July 27, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 27, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Duration of mechanical ventilation prior to enrollment= 72 hours.

• Expected duration of mechanical ventilation=72 hours.

• Participants (or their legal representatives) have signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breast-feeding.

• Prone ventilation or current extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

• Hemodynamic instability: mean arterial pressure is less than 65 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher than 85 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), heart rate > 150 beats / minute, intravenous use of larger doses of vasopressors (such as dopamine > 10 mg/ (kg· min) or norepinephrine/epinephrine >0.1 mg/ (kg· min)) or aortic balloon counter pulsation; respiratory rate< 5 breaths per minute; Oxygen saturation< 88%.

• New-onset myocardial ischemia.

• Unstable cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury.

• Deterioration of neurological function, requiring intracranial pressure monitoring and ventricular drainage, or active control of intracranial hypertension.

• Current neuromuscular block treatment or pre-existing neuromuscular disease or neuromuscular junction disease affecting respiratory muscle (such as myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, etc.).

• There are contraindications to diaphragmatic pacing (local skin, tissue incompleteness or infection, chest X-ray examination shows pneumothorax or pleural effusion accounting for 1/3 of bilateral chest cavity).

• Body mass index (BMI) ?40 kg/m2.

• Known / suspected phrenic nerve palsy.

• Patients who refuse active treatment or are in the terminal stage of malignant tumors, have an expected life expectancy of < 6 months, etc.

• Participated in other clinical studies related to mechanical ventilation within 2 months prior to the start of the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Critical Illness
• Critically Ill
• Diaphragm Dysfunction
• Early Mobilization
• Mechanical Ventilation

Intervention

Device:
• Extracorporeal Diaphragm Pacing
In the EDP group, a pacer using the extracorporeal diaphragm pacemaker provided by Guangzhou Xueliang Biotechnology Developing Co., Ltd., the pacing electrode is pasted on the body surface closest to the phrenic nerve at the outer edge of the lower end of the sternocleidomastoid muscle under ultrasound guidance, and the auxiliary electrode is placed between the second intercostal of the midline of the clavicle. The intensity of treatment parameters was set from low to high, and the intensity of treatment was increased when the patient could tolerate it, pacing 12-18 times/min at a frequency of 40 hertz (Hz)/30min/time, and performed every 12 hours for a week.
• Tilt Table Verticalization
VitalGo bed (VitalGo Systems Ltd., Fort Lauderdale) is used for verticalization. Verticalization was set to minimum 30°, depending on cardiopulmonary parameters (respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation), vertical position was gradually increased (in 5° steps) to a maximum of 90°, as long as the above-named cardiopulmonary parameters of the patient remained stable and remain this position for 30 minutes simultaneously with extracorporeal diaphragm pacing for a week.

Other:
• Conventional Physiotherapy
Patients receive early mobilization, which refers to a series of clinical intervention protocols (such as passive movement or active exercises, etc.) that confers physical benefits at an early period in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team (intensive care physicians, rehabilitation physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, and nurses). The study intervention take place during working time between 8 a.m. and 17 p.m. Patients of all three study groups receive this rehabilitation program until they transfer out of ICU.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Day 28 mortality	Short-term mortality was defined as a date of all-cause death within 28 days of the finishing of the trial.	within 28 days of the finishing of the trial.
Other	ventilator free days	It is defined as a date of no ventilation within 28 days of the start of the trial.	within 28 days of the start of the trial
Other	Length of stay in ICU	The patient's length of stay in the ICU since the beginning of inclusion.	up to 28 days.
Other	Ratio of short weaning	It is defined as the first separation attempt resulted in a termination of the weaning process within 24 hours (successful separation or early death).	within 28 days of the start of the trial
Other	Duration of control ventilation	It is defined as the ventilation mode in which the frequency, tidal volume, and inspiratory time of breathing are controlled by a ventilator because the patient has no spontaneous breathing or very weak spontaneous breathing.	within 28 days of the start of the trial
Other	Duration of ventilation	It is defined as a date of ventilation within 28 days of the start of the trial.	within 28 days of the start of the trial
Primary	Change from Baseline on Diaphragm Thickening Fraction at Day 4 and Day 7.	The Diaphragm thickening fraction-DTf (%) was calculated as the difference between end-expiration and end-inspiration divided by end-inspiration × 100.Diaphragm thickening fraction (DTf) less than 20% is a measure of ultrasonographic diaphragmatic dysfunction in patients on mechanical ventilation.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on Ventilation mode at Day 4 and Day 7.	A ventilator mode is a way of describing how the mechanical ventilator assists the patient with taking a breath.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) at Day 4 and Day 7.	Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is the positive pressure that will remain in the airways at the end of the respiratory cycle (end of exhalation) that is greater than the atmospheric pressure in mechanically ventilated patients.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on minute ventilation at Day 4 and Day 7.	It usually refers to the expired amount and can be calculated using the following equation: minute ventilation (VE)= tidal volume (VT) ×respiratory frequency(f)	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on tidal volume at Day 4 and Day 7.	Tidal volume is the amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs with each respiratory cycle.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) at Day 4 and Day 7.	The maximum inspiratory pressures measure the maximal efforts of the respiratory muscles.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on airway occlusion pressure (P0.1) at Day 4 and Day 7.	P0.1 is a parameter for the neuro-muscular activation of the respiratory system, which is an important determinant for the work of breathing.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on transdiaphragmatic pressure at Day 4 and Day 7.	Transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) represents the pressure across the diaphragm, which can be expressed as the difference between abdominal pressure (Pab) and pleural pressure (Ppl):Pdi = Ppl- Pab.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on MRC score at Day 4 and Day 7.	Medical Research Council (MRC)-sum score evaluates global muscle strength. Manual strength of six muscle groups (shoulder abduction, elbow flexion, wrist extension, hip flexion, knee extension, and ankle dorsiflexion) is evaluated on both sides using MRC scale. Summation of scores gives MRC-sum score, ranging from 0 to 60.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.
Secondary	Change from Baseline on Blood oxygen status at Day 4 and Day 7.	Oxygenation Index = (FiO2× Mean Airway Pressure) / partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) The oxygenation index is used to assess the intensity of ventilatory support required to maintain oxygenation.	Baseline, Day 4 and Day 7.