Grip Test in Ventilated ICU Patients

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann50 enrolled

Overview

ICU patients do experience extubation failure. Guidelines rarely include muscle strength criteria. Prior work indicates that grip strength is a reliable surrogate for muscle strength. The purpose of the study is to assess the success rate of mechanical ventilation weaning based on the grip test.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

Interventions

grip testPROCEDURE

Muscle strength measurement by hand-held dynamometer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * mechanically ventilated ICU patients Exclusion Criteria: * tracheotomy

Locations (1)

CHU Brugmann

Brussels, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Extubation success

Time frame: 48 hours without reintubation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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