Exercise Testing in ICU Survivors to Evaluate ICU-acquired Weakness
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study aims to investigate how sepsis and critical illness can impair the cardiovascular system and microcirculation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, which can lead to long-lasting muscle weakness/dysfunction or ICU-Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) and exercise limitations.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients who have received mechanical ventilation for at least 7 days in the intensive care unit (ICU) and have subsequently been discharged from hospital.
Locations
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Canada
Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg
RECRUITING
Winnipeg
Contact Information
Primary
Asher Mendelson, MD PhD
Asher.Mendelson@umanitoba.ca
204-787-1634
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-12-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-07
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
ICU survivors
Patients who have received prolonged mechanical ventilation (7 days or more) in the intensive care unit (ICU), and have been discharged from hospital.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Manitoba