Robotic Assisted Early Mobilization in Ventilated ICU Patients With COVID-19

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status

Completed

Conditions

Rehabilitation

Robotics

Early Mobilization

Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy

Critical Illness

Covid19

Treatments

Device: Robotic assisted early mobilization

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

ROBEM II

Details and patient eligibility

About

Feasibility trial investigating the potential higher frequency of robotic assisted early mobilization in intubated COVID19 patients on the ICU.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 100 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥ 18 years
Invasive mechanically ventilated and expected to be ventilated for another 24 hours
Cardiovascular stability, allowing mobilization
Respiratory stability, allowing mobilization

Exclusion criteria

Bed-bound before ICU admission
Bed-rest order or contraindication of weight load of the lower extremity or spine
Severe skin lesions or fasciitis in the area of contact with the device or rhabdomyolysis
Fresh SAB, ICB or elevated ICP
Status epilepticus
Acute intoxication
Shock with catecholamine doses >0.3μg/kg/min or acute bleeding including organ ruptures
Multiorgan failure with lactate > 4 mmol/l
Body height outside the range 150-195 cm
Body weight outside the range 45-135 kg
pAVK IV°
Pacemakers or other electrical stimulators
Implanted medical pumps
Pregnancy
Life expectancy below 7 days or acute palliative care situation
Death inevitable or maximum therapy is not carried out by the treating physicians or due to patient's request
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