Clinical trials: Critical Illness Myopathy, active
Critical Illness Myopathy
NLRP3 Inflammasome and Physical Therapy in ICU-Acquired Weakness
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether physical therapy can reduce NLRP3 inflammasome activation and muscle atrophy in patients with critical illness myopathy (CIM).
- Trial name
- PT-NLRP3-CIM (NCT07017517)
- Testing
- Motomed Letto® servo-assisted cycling + standard physiotherapy, Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Critical Illness Myopathy, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
Improved Recovery of Walking in Acquired Muscle Weakness
The aim of Re-Walk-Easy is to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation based on electrical stimulation on the motor performance of critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- Re-Walk-Easy (NCT06786390)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation protocol: FES, Rehabilitation protocol without FES
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Sarcopenia, Critical Illness
Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Patients Admitted to ICU and Its Progression During Hospitalization.
This is a prospective, observational study at the ICU of Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, running from May to December 2025. The primary goal is to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in adult patients requiring more than 48 hours…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Critical Illness, Intensive Care (ICU) Myopathy, Body Composition Measurement
- Trial name
- SARC-ICU (NCT07303335)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
Critical Illness, COVID-19
A Study of Healthy Microbiome, Healthy Mind
Researchers are doing this study to find out if a high fermented food diet is tolerable, and if it will help improve quality of life after surviving a critical illness, including severe COVID-19, by promoting gut health recovery…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, COVID-19, PICS, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06020703
- Testing
- Fermented Food Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neuromuscular Disease in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Feasibility Study on the Use of a Walking Exoskeleton in the Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using a lower-limb exoskeleton in the intensive care unit for early mobilization of participants with intensive care neuromyopathy.
- Trial name
- ExoRea (NCT07907237)
- Testing
- rehabilitation session assisted by an exoskeleton
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Metabolomics, Critical Care
Metabolomics Study on Postoperative Intensive Care Acquired Muscle Weakness
In this mono-center pilot trial, surgical patients who are at high risk to be admitted to intensive care will be screened and asked for participation.
- Conditions
- Metabolomics, Critical Care, Critical Illness, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- MIRACLE I (NCT03810768)
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
ICU-acquired Weakness, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
Shear Wave Elastography of Peripheral Nerves for Early Diagnosis of ICU-acquired Weakness
This study aims to determine whether shear wave elastography (SWE), a non-invasive ultrasound technique that measures nerve stiffness, can help detect ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) early in critically ill patients.
- Conditions
- ICU-acquired Weakness, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07594249
- Testing
- Nerve Ultrasound with Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
ICU Acquired Weakness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Muscle Recovery After Critical Illness
The overarching goal of the proposed study is to determine the trajectories of physical recovery and cellular markers involved with the underlying failure to recover muscle after critical illness, while exploring which…
- Conditions
- ICU Acquired Weakness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- TRACER (NCT05537298)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Esther Dupont-Versteegden
Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness Myopathy
CPAx: Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference
Intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness is a common complication associated with long-term physical impairments in survivors of a critical illness.
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness Myopathy, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT06419699
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Myopathy, Cognitive Impairment
Critical Illness Myopathy as a Cause of Debilitating ICU-Acquired Weakness
ICU-acquired weakness represents a common and often devastating disease process which affects greater than 50% of critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- MUSIC Plus (NCT00937001)
- Testing
- Biopsy/Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Weaning Failure, Muscle Weakness
TESTO-TRIAL: Use of Testosterone in Critically Ill Patients
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the anabolic agent testosterone cypionate in critically ill patients, compared to placebo, increases the number of ventilator-free days
- Conditions
- Weaning Failure, Muscle Weakness, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, ICU Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- TT (NCT06592144)
- Testing
- Testosterone cypionate (200mg/3ml), Sesame oil (3ml)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Leticia Maria Defendi Barboza Marson
Sepsis, Myopathy Critical Illness
Characterization and Longitudinal Monitoring of Muscular Phenotype in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care for Sepsis
Approximately 40% of patients develop muscle dysfunction during their stay in intensive care, particularly in the context of sepsis.
- Trial name
- REAMUS (NCT07074028)
- Testing
- Medical Research Council sum score (MRC-SS) test, Handgrip test combined with surface electromyography (sEMG), Electrical activity during maximal voluntary contraction of the rectus femoris
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Brieuc
Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
Development of the Italian Version of the ICU Mobility Scale (IMS). Cross-cultural Adaptation, Italian Translation, and Validation Study.
Early mobilisation of the patient admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) is essential to prevent Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness (ICUAW).
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness, Critical Illness Recovery, Acquired Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT07195942
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness
Reduction of Muscle Catabolism Through Brain Activation in Burn Patients
Patients with extensive burn injuries frequently develop severe skeletal muscle wasting and weakness as part of critical illness-related myopathy and neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Burns - Multiple, Critical Illness, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- REMBRANT (NCT07435402)
- Testing
- Burn-Bundle Extended Rehabilitation Program, Isoflurane Inhalational Sedation, Functional Proprioceptive Stimulation
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
Critical Illness Weakness Outside the Intensive Care Unit.
When people become seriously ill, their bodies can be affected in many ways beyond the original disease. One well-known complication in patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) is the development of severe muscle weakness…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- CRI-WEAK-OUT (NCT07478367)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Intensive Care Neuropathy
Recovery From ICUAW Following Severe Respiratory and Cardiac Failure
To observe and identify determinants of recovery from intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) following a severe cardiorespiratory failure requiring extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Intensive Care Neuropathy, Intensive Care (ICU) Myopathy, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- CLEVERER (NCT03753412)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness
Assessing The Effects of Exercise, Protein, and Electric Stimulation On Intensive Care Unit Patients Outcomes
Elderly patients who experience a prolonged ICU stay are at high risk for developing post intensive care unit syndrome (PICS), a serious medical condition manifested by loss of muscle mass, weakness, malnutrition and…
- Conditions
- Muscle Weakness, Critical Illness, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- ExPrEs (NCT02509520)
- Testing
- MPR and High Protein Supplement (HPRO) and Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension, Critical Illness
Intra-Abdominal Pressure Changes During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
This prospective observational study will evaluate changes in intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill adult patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Intra-Abdominal Hypertension, Critical Illness, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07823387
- Testing
- Intravesical Intra-abdominal Pressure Measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Critical Illness Myopathy, Guillain Barré Syndrome
High-Tech Rehabilitation Pathway for Acute Adult Neuromuscular Diseases - Fit4MedRob-Acute MND Project
The goal of this study is determine if a high-tech rehabilitation circuit is more effective than usual rehabilitation methods in improving functional outcome, particularly balance control, for patients with acute neuromuscolar…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness Myopathy, Guillain Barré Syndrome, Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy (CIPNM)
- Trial name
- Fit4MR-AcMND (NCT06822231)
- Testing
- High-tech rehabilitative treatment, Rehabilitation
- Where
- 8 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Critical Illness, Sepsis
Measuring Outcomes of Activity in Intensive Care
Millions of older adults are hospitalized for a critical illness each year and although they are more likely than ever to survive this illness, they commonly face significant morbidity in the form of disabilities in basic…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sepsis, Mechanical Ventilation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- MOSAIC (NCT03115840)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center