Looking at the Physiological Response of Ergometry in Critical Care Patients

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Critical Ill Patients

Treatments: Device: Motomed cycle ergometer (MOTOmed letto2 - Reck, Reckstr 1-5, Betzenweiler 88422, Germany).

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04383171

southamptonNHSTrust

Details and patient eligibility

About

Exploring the physiological and metabolic demands of passive ergometry in the critical ill patient.

Full description

This study explores the physiological and metabolic demands of passive ergometry as a step in active rehabilitation and compares two methods of monitoring these changes in critically ill patients.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• already on the Early Mobility Programme (EMP)
• cardiovascularly stable (stable vasopressor dose for two hours)
• stable heart rate (<140 bpm) and heart rhythm
• presence of a jugular central venous pressure (CVP) line and arterial line.

Exclusion Criteria

• prior rapidly deteriorating neuromuscular disease
• upper limb problem precluding cycle ergometry
• pyrexia (temp >38 °C)
• raised intracranial pressure
• poor prognostic outcomes
• lack of agreement from clinician
• Next of kin/Legal representative (NOK/LR) not understanding English.