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Muscle WeaknessNCT00893633

Critical Illness Neuromuscular Abnormalities in Neurocritical Care Patients

An observational study of Muscle Weakness and Critical Illness, run by Clinical Institute of the Brain, Russia at 1 site in Russia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this research is to investigate critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities in neurocritical care patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
How many people
135 participants
Where
1 siteRussia
Study dates
Mar 2004to Jan 2007
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients from neurosurgical ICU in city clinical hospital

Who may be able to join

  • Age: 16 years and older
  • Acute primary cerebral pathology
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Signs of systemic inflammatory response
  • Exclusion of the possibility of an initial pathology of the spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and muscles in past medical history

Who cannot join

  • Brain stem or bilateral hemispheric lesions with tetraparesis at the onset of illness
  • Inability to perform high-grade nerve conduction studies

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Russia1 site
  • Clinical Institute of the Brain

    Yekaterinburg, 620026

Other trials in Russia

About this study

Official title: Prospective Case-Only Study of Neuromuscular Pathology in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit

The aim of this research is to investigate critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities in neurocritical care patients.

Read the detailed description

Since 1984, the problem of critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities (CINMAs) has attracted considerable interest. According to these studies, CINMAs include the muscular weakness that accompanies critical illness resulting from polyneuropathy and/or myopathy and can be seen in 25-85% of cases of critically ill patients. Clinically, CINMAs present as symmetric flaccid tetraparesis and difficulty weaning off mechanical lung ventilation. However, these data are derived from treating non-specialized intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In this research, we wished to investigate CINMAs in neurocritical care patients. From day one of the patients' participation in the research and until a discharge from the ICU (or death), daily neurological surveys and weekly nerve conduction studies were performed. Based on the results of each nerve conduction study, an index of neuromuscular damage was noted to evaluate the severity of the CINMAs. Needle electromyography and muscle biopsy were not used

Keywords
neuromuscular diseases, critical illness, mechanical ventilation, phrenic nerve, nerve conduction studies
Medical subject headings
Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness, Neuromuscular Diseases

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. incidence of critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities (CINMAs)

    Measured: within the first week of mechanical ventilation

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. clinical and neurophysiological characteristics of CINMAs

    Measured: within the first week of mechanical ventilation

  2. influence оf phrenic nerve pathology on weaning from mechanical ventilation

    Measured: during weaning period

  3. dynamics of the neurophysiological characteristics of CINMAs

    Measured: during stay in ICU

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2004
  3. Primary completionJan 2007
  4. Study completionJan 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
135 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00893633
Sponsor's protocol ID
CINMAs-2004
Status last verified
Jul 2009
First submitted
5 May 2009
Last updated
10 Jul 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Muscle Weakness and Critical Illness, run by Clinical Institute of the Brain, Russia at 1 site in Russia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jul 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Russia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

incidence of critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities (CINMAs) (time frame: within the first week of mechanical ventilation). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jul 2009.

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