Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Tissues Perfusion

Assiut University60 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in mechanically ventilated patients on the lower limb and renal tissue perfusion.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Renal Function Disorder Critical Illness Critical Illness Myopathy

Interventions

trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.DEVICE

• Patients assigned to the EMS group received daily EMS sessions of both lower extremities starting from the second day for 5days.

Sham TENSDEVICE

Patients in the control group will receive sham TENS.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Recently intubated patient. * Adult and both gender. * Hemodynamic stability Exclusion Criteria: * Vascular diseases * Diabetic patients * Patients who receive vasoactive drugs * Patients with varicose vein * Systemic scoliosis

Locations (1)

Assiut University hospital

Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

tissue perfusion of the lower limb.

capillary refill time

Time frame: 5 ICU days

Renal perfusion

quantitative assessment of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin

Time frame: 5 ICU days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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