Biomechanical Properties in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivors 12-month After Discharge

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intensive Care (ICU) Myopathy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01364714

2008-120-25298

Details and patient eligibility

About

Intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with muscle weakness and ICU survivors report persevering limitation of physical capacity for years after discharge. Limited information is available about the underlying biomechanical properties responsible for this muscle function impairment.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ICU length of stay > 72 hours
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• BMI>30
• Neuromuscular or psychiatric disease

Trial design

32 participants in 2 patient groups

ICU survivors

Description:

Male ICU survivors 12 month after discharge

Controls

Description:

Age and gender matched controls