Evaluation of Effectiveness of Combining High Protein Intake With Early Physical Exercise During Critical Illness

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2022-06-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Assessment of Effectiveness of combined high protein intake with early physical exercise by ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris muscle thickness in Intensive Care Unite mechanically ventilated patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients in age group 18-60 years

• Expected Intensive Care Unit stay >4days after enrolment (to permit adequate exposure to the proposed intervention)

• Previously healthy, Well-nourished, subjects (nutric score=0)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Renal, liver or heart disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Previous immune abnormalities (including treatment with corticosteroids)

• Past history of nutritional problems, chronic use of drugs (as drugs inducing myopathies) or orthopedic problems (such as skeletal fractures or immobilization) in the previous 2 years

• Neuromuscular diseases and patients with amputated lower limbs

• Past or recent history of cancer

• Long term critically ill patients shifted from other hospitals

• Pregnant patients