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Electrical Stimulation to Strengthen Muscles in the Lower Legs in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

NCT01825135 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2017-05-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary aim of this proposal is to test the effectiveness of NMES in improving functional status and muscle function in patients requirng prolonged mechanical ventilation

Conditions

  • Muscle Weakness

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

DEVICE

sham stimulation

sham stimulation will be applied to the quadriceps

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • RML Specialty Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amal Jubran, MD · RML Specialty Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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