Locomotor Muscle Oxygenation and Activation During Acute Interval Compared to Constant-load Bed-cycling Exercise
NCT ID: NCT05279547
Last Updated: 2024-06-06
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-01
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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Physical therapy (PT) interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU), can improve patients' outcomes.
However, improvements in muscle function achieved with standard physical activity interventions aiming at early mobilization are highly variable due to lack of consistency in definition of the interventions, lack of consideration for the complexity of exercise dose and/or insufficient stimulation of muscles during interventions. It has been suggested that modifying early mobilization and exercise protocols towards shorter intervals consisting of higher intensity exercises might result in more optimal stimulation of muscles.
In the present study the researchers therefore aim to simultaneously assess (by non-invasive technologies) locomotor muscle oxygenation and activation along with the measurements of the load imposed on respiration and circulation during two different training modalities i.e., moderate intensity continuous bed-cycling (endurance training) vs high-intensity alternated by lower intensity periods of bed-cycling (interval training).
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Detailed Description
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Physical therapy (PT) interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU), can improve patients' outcomes. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of strategies to improve physical functioning of ICU survivors identified the importance of PT interventions in the ICU. Early rehabilitation during ICU admission has the potential to result in important clinical benefits for patients. These findings highlight the importance of aiming to apply mobilization strategies early during ICU stay to maintain and improve physical functioning as good as possible.
With a projected increase in the number of critically ill patients, requiring rehabilitation in the ICU effective and efficient rehabilitation interventions are warranted. However, improvements in muscle function achieved with standard physical activity interventions aiming at early mobilization are highly variable. Therefore, there is a need for implementing more evidence-based PT interventions, as part of routine clinical practice. Variable results of current interventions may be due to lack of consistency in definition of the interventions, lack of consideration for the complexity of exercise dose and/or insufficient stimulation of muscles during interventions. It has been suggested that modifying early mobilization and exercise protocols towards shorter intervals consisting of higher intensity exercises might result in more optimal stimulation of muscles.
A recent study evaluating a cohort of 181 consecutive patients receiving 541 in-bed cycling sessions as part of routine PT interventions in ICU showed that constant-load bed-cycling appears to be both feasible and safe. In addition, recent evidence in patients with chronic lung disease shows that acute alteration of intense and less intense periods of exercise induced partial restoration of local muscle oxygen stores during the less intense periods of exercise facilitating the muscles to achieve higher exercise intensities during the intense periods, compared to constant-load submaximal exercise. Hence, in patients with chronic lung diseases, alternating intense with less intense loads during interval exercise may be physiologically more effective than constant submaximal workloads maintained during endurance type training for achieving a higher stimulation of locomotor muscles. This has not been investigated so far in intensive care unit patients.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Arm 1 (First constant-load then interval bed-cycling protocol)
During Day 1, patients will be familiarized with the constant-load and interval bed-cycling exercise against no resistance. Patients will be also randomized in the two arms of the study before the determination of the appropriate exercise intensities to be subsequently use during the constant-load and interval bed-cycling protocols on Day 2 and Day 3. Exercise intensities will be determined so that the volume of training during the two protocols will be equal.
During Day 2, patients randomized to arm 1 will perform the constant-load bed-cycling protocol. During Day 3, patients who executed the constant-load bed-cycling protocol on Day 1 (arm 1) will perform the interval bed-cycling protocol.
Constant-load bed-cycling exercise
Patients will actively cycle for a minimum duration of 10 minutes and a maximum duration of 20 minutes without breaks.
Interval bed-cycling exercise
Patients will cycle for the same duration as during constant-load exercise. Interval bed-cycling session will consist of 30 seconds of high intensity exercise alternated by 30 seconds of passive cycling designed so that volume of training will be equal.
Arm 2 (First interval then constant-load bed-cycling protocol)
During Day 1, patients will be familiarized with the constant-load and interval bed-cycling exercise against no resistance. Patients will be also randomized in the two arms of the study before the determination of the appropriate exercise intensities to be subsequently use during the constant-load and interval bed-cycling protocols on Day 2 and Day 3. Exercise intensities will be determined so that the volume of training during the two protocols will be equal.
During Day 2, patients randomized to arm 2 will perform the interval bed-cycling protocol. On Day 3 they will perform the constant-load bed-cycling protocol.
Constant-load bed-cycling exercise
Patients will actively cycle for a minimum duration of 10 minutes and a maximum duration of 20 minutes without breaks.
Interval bed-cycling exercise
Patients will cycle for the same duration as during constant-load exercise. Interval bed-cycling session will consist of 30 seconds of high intensity exercise alternated by 30 seconds of passive cycling designed so that volume of training will be equal.
Interventions
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Constant-load bed-cycling exercise
Patients will actively cycle for a minimum duration of 10 minutes and a maximum duration of 20 minutes without breaks.
Interval bed-cycling exercise
Patients will cycle for the same duration as during constant-load exercise. Interval bed-cycling session will consist of 30 seconds of high intensity exercise alternated by 30 seconds of passive cycling designed so that volume of training will be equal.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients mechanically ventilated for longer than 48 hours during the same ICU admission
* Patients are expected to remain in the ICU for more than an additional 48 hours starting from study enrollment
* Patients able to perform active cycling for \> 10 consecutive minutes
Exclusion Criteria
* Low limb injuries or conditions that would preclude in-bed cycling such as a body habitus unable to fit the bike
* Extreme obesity (body mass index \>35 kg/m2)
* Neurologically unstable
* Acute surgery
* Palliative goals of care
* Temperature \> 40 °C
* An anticipated fatal outcome
* Evidence of coronary ischaemia, for example, chest pain or electrocardiogram changes
* Resting heart rate \<40 or \>120 beats per minute
* Mean arterial pressure \<60 or \>120 mmHg
* Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation \< 90%
* Wounds, trauma or surgery of leg precluding cycle ergometry
* Wounds, trauma or surgery of pelvis precluding cycle ergometry
* Wounds, trauma or surgery of lumbar spine precluding cycle ergometry
* Coagulation disorder (international normalised ratio \> 1.8, or platelets \< 50,000 mcL)
* Intracranial pressure \>20 mm Hg
* Femoral access other than femoral central line
* Acute deep vein thrombosis
* Pulmonary embolism
* \>20 mcg/min of noradrenaline
* inotropic or vasopressor support comparable to a dose of noradrenaline \>20mcg/min
* Fraction of inspired oxygen \> 55%
* Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) \<65 torr (\<8.66 kPa)
* Positive end-expiratory pressure \> 10 cmH2O
* Respiratory rate \> 30 breaths per minutes with adequate ventilatory support
* Minute ventilation \>150 mL/kg body weight
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
OTHER
KU Leuven
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Daniel Langer
Prof. Dr
Principal Investigators
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Daniel Langer, Prof. Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
KU Leuven
Locations
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University Hospital Leuven
Leuven, , Belgium
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Anekwe DE, Biswas S, Bussieres A, Spahija J. Early rehabilitation reduces the likelihood of developing intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy. 2020 Jun;107:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2019.12.004. Epub 2019 Dec 19.
Clarissa C, Salisbury L, Rodgers S, Kean S. Early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic integrative review of definitions and activities. J Intensive Care. 2019 Jan 17;7:3. doi: 10.1186/s40560-018-0355-z. eCollection 2019.
Supinski GS, Valentine EN, Netzel PF, Schroder EA, Wang L, Callahan LA. Does Standard Physical Therapy Increase Quadriceps Strength in Chronically Ventilated Patients? A Pilot Study. Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov;48(11):1595-1603. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004544.
Grunow JJ, Goll M, Carbon NM, Liebl ME, Weber-Carstens S, Wollersheim T. Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Crit Care. 2019 Sep 10;23(1):308. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2540-4.
Reid JC, Clarke F, Cook DJ, Molloy A, Rudkowski JC, Stratford P, Kho ME. Feasibility, Reliability, Responsiveness, and Validity of the Patient-Reported Functional Scale for the Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Dec;35(12):1396-1404. doi: 10.1177/0885066618824534. Epub 2019 Jan 22.
Hoffman M, Clerckx B, Janssen K, Segers J, Demeyere I, Frickx B, Merckx E, Hermans G, Van der Meulen I, Van Lancker T, Ceulemans N, Van Hollebeke M, Langer D, Gosselink R. Early mobilization in clinical practice: the reliability and feasibility of the 'Start To Move' Protocol. Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Jul;38(7):908-918. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2020.1805833. Epub 2020 Aug 31.
Nickels MR, Aitken LM, Barnett AG, Walsham J, McPhail SM. Acceptability, safety, and feasibility of in-bed cycling with critically ill patients. Aust Crit Care. 2020 May;33(3):236-243. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.02.007. Epub 2020 Apr 18.
Other Identifiers
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S65934
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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