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Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeASPIRENCT02963558

A Study Promoting Critical Illness Recovery in the Elderly

A study testing cycle ergometry in people with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Critical Illness, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This proposal will test the hypothesis that EARLY application of a novel early rehabilitation therapy in critically ill patients will improve functional outcomes, and change the functional trajectory of this population. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 55 years and older
What is being tested?
cycle ergometry
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 May 2017to 11 Mar 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 55 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥55 years old
  • Admission to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • Acute Hypoxic respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation for <48 hours with a P:F ratio of <300 (or equivalent S:F ratio)
  • Previously Functional (over past 3 months, as reported by proxy):
  • Physical Function: Able to walk 4 m (with or without assistive device)

Who cannot join

  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Cardiopulmonary Arrest with return of spontaneous circulation <6 hrs
  • Palliative Goals of Care; witholding life-sustaining therapy
  • Elevated Intracranial Pressure (>20 mm Hg)
  • BMI>45; absolute weight >= 150 kg
  • Inability to cycle (including absent limbs, body length <1.5m, body habitus not fitting the cycle, inflammatory arthritis, significant joint problems including inability to bend arms/legs; pelvic and/or LE fracture, LE bypass surgery)
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  • Pregnancy
  • Unable to speak English
  • Use of continuous neuromuscular blockade
  • Temporary Pacemaker or Swan Ganz catheter or femoral ECMO catheter/IABP
  • Rhabdomyolysis with most recent CK >5000
  • Clinical diagnosis of dementia on medication
  • Moribund
  • Possible Exclusion: If the patient is on spine precautions, a discussion with the spine team will be necessary to determine eligibility for the study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

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About this study

Official title: ASPIRE: A Study Promoting Critical Illness Recovery in the Elderly

This proposal will test the hypothesis that EARLY application of a novel early rehabilitation therapy in critically ill patients will improve functional outcomes, and change the functional trajectory of this population. A pilot study of early mobilization with a cycle ergometer will be performed and translate into humans the pre-clinical mechanisms that may mediate the effects of early mobility. A second phase of the study was added in September 2019, which will focus on clinical outcomes.

Read the detailed description

Patients will be randomized to intervention or control groups. Patients will receive therapies according to their group assignment until hospital discharge or day 28, whichever comes first.

The intervention group will receive in-bed cycle ergometry within 48 hours of randomization if safety criteria are met. In-bed cycle ergometry has been shown to be safe and feasible in the critically ill and is approved for use in this population. Subjects enrolled in the intervention arm will be screened at least 5 days per week to evaluate if they meet pre-defined safety criteria based on other studies of early mobilization and cycling in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Patients will be positioned in the semi-recumbent position for cycling as per ICU guidelines. The cycler will provide 3 different possible modes of cycling-passive, active-assisted, and active. The investigators will start with passive cycling and the patient may progress to active-assisted and active cycling. The goal duration of cycling will be 30 minutes. Subjects will receive in-bed cycling at least 5 times per week for the duration of the ICU stay or until day 14, whichever comes first. During cycling and therapy sessions, the physical therapist will also complete a case report form noting vital signs, level of mobilization, and other safety measures.

In addition to cycling, the intervention arm will receive early physical therapy (PT). This physical therapy will be performed according to a protocol of additional ICU and hospital-administered rehabilitation strategies that were previously developed. Patients will receive 30 minutes of Physical Therapy (PT) at least 5 times per week when they are conscious. If unconscious, subjects will only receive passive range of motion (PROM) for 10 repetitions per body part daily. Once conscious, subjects will progress through the different levels of PT with an emphasis on ambulation.

Physical therapy for the intervention arm patients will continue while hospitalized through day 28. Outpatient therapy will be provided at the discretion of the patient's treating physicians.

The control group will receive usual care physical therapy as ordered by the treating team both in the ICU and on the floor through hospital discharge. These subjects will also receive therapy as outpatients only as ordered by their physicians.

Being tested
cycle ergometry
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Critical Illness

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • cycle ergometryDevice

    Also called MOTOmed

    The cycler will provide 3 different possible modes of cycling-passive, active-assisted, and active. The subject will start with passive cycling and may progress to active-assisted and active cycling.

Study groups in NCT02963558
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InterventionExperimentalThe intervention group will receive in-bed cycle ergometry within 48 hours of randomization if safety criteria are met. The intervention arm will receive early physical therapy (PT). This PT will be performed according to a protocol of additional ICU and hospital-administered rehabilitation strategies that have been previously developed. Patients will receive 30 minutes of PT at least 5 times per week while conscious. If unconscious, subjects will only receive passive range of motion (PROM) for 10 repetitions per body part daily. Once conscious, subjects will progress through PT with an emphasis on ambulation. Therapy for the intervention arm patients will continue while on the floor. Outpatient therapy will be provided at the discretion of the patient's treating physicians.
Receives: Device: cycle ergometry
Usual CareNo interventionThe control group will receive usual care physical therapy as ordered by the treating team both in the ICU and on the floor through hospital discharge. These subjects will also receive therapy as outpatients only as ordered by their regular physicians.

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Patients in the Intervention Arm Who Are Able to Undergo a Cycling Session

    Feasibility will be assessed by quantifying the ability to apply the MOTOmed device for at least a 15-minute session within 48 hours of randomization and meeting safety criteria.

    Measured: up to 48 hours after randomization

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

    Based on timed measures of standing balance, walking speed, and ability to rise from a chair. Scores range from 0-12. A higher score denotes a better outcome.

    Measured: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge (through study completion, on average day 10)

  2. Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

    Based on timed measures of standing balance, walking speed, and ability to rise from a chair. Score ranges from 0 to 12. A higher score denotes a better outcome.

    Measured: Hospital discharge (through study completion, on average day 10)

  3. Handgrip Strength

    Assessed with a Jamar hand-held dynamometer.

    Measured: ICU Discharge, Hospital discharge (through study completion, on average day 10)

  4. Mobility Assessment Tool-short Form (MAT-sf)

    A scoring system from 30 to 80 with 80 meaning higher physcial function

    Measured: Day 0, ICU discharge, Hospital discharge

  5. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

    screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction; range 0-30; lower score means more cognitive impairment

    Measured: hospital discharge, month 3, month 6

  6. Quad Strength

    Measurement of quadriceps strength while sitting.

    Measured: ICU Discharge, Hospital discharge

  7. Short Form-36

    Assesses quality of life. Score for each part of the questionnaire ranges from 0 to 100. Data will be collected for the following parts: Physical functioning, Role Limited Due to Physical Health, Role Limited Due to Emotional Problems, Energy/Fatigue, Emotional Well-being, Social Functioning, Pain, General Health. For each of these a higher score means better function/less impariment in regards to each item.

    Measured: hospital discharge

  8. Muscle Ultrasound--tibialis Anterior Depth

    The study team is measuring the percentage of the size of the cross-sectional area of the tibialis anterior. Day 0 for everyone is 100% (starting point). The study team is measuring the percentage of that starting point at other time points.

    Measured: day 0, day 3, day 5, ICU discharge, Hospital Discharge

  9. Muscle Ultrasound--echogenicity in the Tibialis Anterior

    Obtain preliminary data to estimate the treatment effect size. Echogenicity is a measure called the "grey scale measure". Scores range from 0-255. A higher score is brighter/more white on ultrasound. A lower score is darker. Think of this as exposure on a black and white picture.

    Measured: day 0, day 3, day 5, ICU discharge, Hospital Discharge

  10. Muscle Ultrasound--muscle Depth Quadriceps

    The study team is measuring the percentage of the size of the cross-sectional area of the quadriceps. Day 0 for everyone is 100% (starting point). The study team is measuring the percentage of that starting point at other time points.

    Measured: day 0, day 3, day 5, ICU discharge, Hospital Discharge

  11. Muscle Ultrasound--muscle Size CSA of Rectus Femoris Muscle

    The study team is measuring the percentage of the size of the cross-sectional area of the rectus femoris. Day 0 for everyone is 100% (starting point). The study team is measuring the percentage of that starting point at other time points.

    Measured: day 0, day 3, day 5, ICU discharge, Hospital Discharge

  12. Muscle Ultrasound--echogenicity in the Rectus Femoris Muscle

    Obtain preliminary data to estimate the treatment effect size. Echogenicity is a measure called the "grey scale measure". Scores range from 0-255. A higher score is brighter/more white on ultrasound. A lower score is darker. Think of this as exposure on a black and white picture.

    Measured: day 0, day 3, day 5, ICU discharge, Hospital Discharge

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Nov 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start30 May 2017
  3. Primary completion11 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion11 Mar 2021

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02963558
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00039558
Other IDs
5UL1TR001420-03, 1R03AG060076
Acronym
ASPIRE
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
7 Nov 2016
Last updated
18 Oct 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Herridge MS, Tansey CM, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Diaz-Granados N, Cooper A, Guest CB, Mazer CD, Mehta S, Stewart TE, Kudlow P, Cook D, Slutsky AS, Cheung AM; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Functional disability 5 years after acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 7;364(14):1293-304. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1011802.

    PubMed 21470008
  • Herridge MS, Chu LM, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Chan L, Thomas C, Friedrich JO, Mehta S, Lamontagne F, Levasseur M, Ferguson ND, Adhikari NK, Rudkowski JC, Meggison H, Skrobik Y, Flannery J, Bayley M, Batt J, Santos CD, Abbey SE, Tan A, Lo V, Mathur S, Parotto M, Morris D, Flockhart L, Fan E, Lee CM, Wilcox ME, Ayas N, Choong K, Fowler R, Scales DC, Sinuff T, Cuthbertson BH, Rose L, Robles P, Burns S, Cypel M, Singer L, Chaparro C, Chow CW, Keshavjee S, Brochard L, Hebert P, Slutsky AS, Marshall JC, Cook D, Cameron JI; RECOVER Program Investigators (Phase 1: towards RECOVER); Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. The RECOVER Program: Disability Risk Groups and 1-Year Outcome after 7 or More Days of Mechanical Ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Oct 1;194(7):831-844. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201512-2343OC.

    PubMed 26974173
  • Ely EW, Wheeler AP, Thompson BT, Ancukiewicz M, Steinberg KP, Bernard GR. Recovery rate and prognosis in older persons who develop acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Jan 1;136(1):25-36.

    PubMed 11777361
  • Morris PE, Goad A, Thompson C, Taylor K, Harry B, Passmore L, Ross A, Anderson L, Baker S, Sanchez M, Penley L, Howard A, Dixon L, Leach S, Small R, Hite RD, Haponik E. Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug;36(8):2238-43. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318180b90e.

    PubMed 18596631
  • Schweickert WD, Pohlman MC, Pohlman AS, Nigos C, Pawlik AJ, Esbrook CL, Spears L, Miller M, Franczyk M, Deprizio D, Schmidt GA, Bowman A, Barr R, McCallister KE, Hall JB, Kress JP. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2009 May 30;373(9678):1874-82. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60658-9. Epub 2009 May 14.

    PubMed 19446324
  • Denehy L, Skinner EH, Edbrooke L, Haines K, Warrillow S, Hawthorne G, Gough K, Hoorn SV, Morris ME, Berney S. Exercise rehabilitation for patients with critical illness: a randomized controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up. Crit Care. 2013 Jul 24;17(4):R156. doi: 10.1186/cc12835.

    PubMed 23883525
  • Moss M, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Van Pelt D, Frankel SK, Warner ML, Kriekels W, McNulty M, Fairclough DL, Schenkman M. A Randomized Trial of an Intensive Physical Therapy Program for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 May 15;193(10):1101-10. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201505-1039OC.

    PubMed 26651376
  • Burtin C, Clerckx B, Robbeets C, Ferdinande P, Langer D, Troosters T, Hermans G, Decramer M, Gosselink R. Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery. Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep;37(9):2499-505. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181a38937.

    PubMed 19623052
  • Files DC, Liu C, Pereyra A, Wang ZM, Aggarwal NR, D'Alessio FR, Garibaldi BT, Mock JR, Singer BD, Feng X, Yammani RR, Zhang T, Lee AL, Philpott S, Lussier S, Purcell L, Chou J, Seeds M, King LS, Morris PE, Delbono O. Therapeutic exercise attenuates neutrophilic lung injury and skeletal muscle wasting. Sci Transl Med. 2015 Mar 11;7(278):278ra32. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3010283.

    PubMed 25761888
  • Walsh TS, Salisbury LG, Merriweather JL, Boyd JA, Griffith DM, Huby G, Kean S, Mackenzie SJ, Krishan A, Lewis SC, Murray GD, Forbes JF, Smith J, Rattray JE, Hull AM, Ramsay P; RECOVER Investigators. Increased Hospital-Based Physical Rehabilitation and Information Provision After Intensive Care Unit Discharge: The RECOVER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jun;175(6):901-10. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0822.

    PubMed 25867659
  • Files DC, Sanchez MA, Morris PE. A conceptual framework: the early and late phases of skeletal muscle dysfunction in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care. 2015 Jul 2;19(1):266. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0979-5.

    PubMed 26134116
  • Bakhru RN, Wiebe DJ, McWilliams DJ, Spuhler VJ, Schweickert WD. An Environmental Scan for Early Mobilization Practices in U.S. ICUs. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2360-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001262.

    PubMed 26308435
  • Jolley SE, Dale CR, Hough CL. Hospital-level factors associated with report of physical activity in patients on mechanical ventilation across Washington State. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb;12(2):209-15. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201410-480OC.

    PubMed 25565021
  • Jolley SE, Regan-Baggs J, Dickson RP, Hough CL. Medical intensive care unit clinician attitudes and perceived barriers towards early mobilization of critically ill patients: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2014 Oct 1;14:84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-14-84. eCollection 2014.

    PubMed 25309124
  • Camargo Pires-Neto R, Fogaca Kawaguchi YM, Sayuri Hirota A, Fu C, Tanaka C, Caruso P, Park M, Ribeiro Carvalho CR. Very early passive cycling exercise in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: physiological and safety aspects--a case series. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 9;8(9):e74182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074182. eCollection 2013.

    PubMed 24040200

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing cycle ergometry in people with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Critical Illness, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

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 14 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 18 Oct 2024. 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 United States. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Oct 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Patients in the Intervention Arm Who Are Able to Undergo a Cycling Session (time frame: up to 48 hours after randomization). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02963558, which also lists 18 linked publications.

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 18 Oct 2024.

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