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The Role of NEMS for Post ICU Rehabilitation

NCT01717833 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-06-18

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of NEMS as a rehabilitation tool for muscle weakness following critical illness. The investigators hypothesized that NEMS combined with exercise rehabilitation will have a beneficial role in restoration of muscle strength

Conditions

  • Critical Illness

Interventions

PROCEDURE

NEMS

NEMS sessions on both lower extremities (quadriceps and peroneus longus) simultaneously

PROCEDURE

Sham

Sham sessions of neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Athens

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Serafim Nanas, Professor · University of Athens

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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