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Rehabilitating Muscle After Intensive Care

NCT01063738 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2019-10-03

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Summary

The study will examine the effect of amino acid supplements and enhanced physiotherapy on physical recovery following critical illness in intensive care.

Conditions

  • Recovery From Critical Illness

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amino acid supplement

Flavoured essential amino acid supplement and glutamine dipeptide taken twice daily for 3 months

OTHER

PEPSE

Enhanced physiotherapy programme of 3 1 hour sessions per week for 6 weeks while in hospital and once discharged home 1 supervised outpatient session of 1 hour and 2 home exercise sessions per week (PEPSE).

OTHER

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Recovery Manual

Standard self-directed 6 week rehabilitation package

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo nutritional supplement

Cherry flavoured low calorie and low protein placebo drink

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard D Griffiths, MD · St Helens & Knowley Teaching NHS Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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