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Fitness and mobility training in patients with Intensive Care Unit-acquired muscle weakness (FITonICU): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Background

Critical illness myopathy (CIM) and polyneuropathy (CIP) are a common complication of critical illness. Both cause intensive-care-unit-acquired (ICU-acquired) muscle weakness (ICUAW) which increases morbidity and delays rehabilitation and recovery of activities of daily living such as walking ability. Focused physical rehabilitation of people with ICUAW is, therefore, of great importance at both an individual and a societal level. A recent systematic Cochrane review found no randomised controlled trials (RCT), and thus no supporting evidence, for physical rehabilitation interventions for people with defined CIP and CIM to improve activities of daily living. Therefore, the aim of our study is to compare the effects of an additional physiotherapy programme with systematically augmented levels of mobilisation with additional in-bed cycling (as the parallel group) on walking and other activities of daily living.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:30177
Date27 February 2017
CreatorsMehrholz, Jan, Thomas, Simone, Burridge, Jane H., Schmidt, André, Scheffler, Bettina, Schellin, Ralph, Rückriem, Stefan, Meißner, Daniel, Mehrholz, Katja, Sauter, Wolfgang, Bodechtel, Ulf, Elsner, Bernhard
PublisherBioMed Central
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation10.1186/s13063-016-1687-4

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