• Journal of critical care · Oct 2020

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of in-bed cycling on acute muscle wasting in critically ill adults: A randomised clinical trial.

    • Marc R Nickels, Leanne M Aitken, Adrian G Barnett, James Walsham, Scott King, Nicolette E Gale, Alicia C Bowen, Brent M Peel, Samuel L Donaldson, Stewart T J Mealing, and Steven M McPhail.
    • Physiotherapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health & Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: marc.nickels@health.qld.gov.au.
    • J Crit Care. 2020 Oct 1; 59: 86-93.

    PurposeTo examine whether in-bed cycling assists critically ill adults to reduce acute muscle wasting, improve function and improve quality of life following a period of critical illness.Materials And MethodsA single-centre, two-group, randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment of the primary outcome was conducted in a tertiary ICU. Critically ill patients expected to be mechanically ventilated for at least 48 h were randomised to 30 min daily in-bed cycling in addition to usual-care physiotherapy (n = 37) or usual-care physiotherapy (n = 37). The primary outcome was muscle atrophy of rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RFCSA) measured by ultrasound at Day 10 following study enrolment. Secondary outcomes included manual muscle strength, handgrip strength, ICU mobility score, six-minute walk test distance and health-related quality of life up to six-months following hospital admission.ResultsAnalysis included the 72 participants (mean age, 56-years; male, 68%) who completed the study. There were no significant between-group differences in muscle atrophy of RFCSA at Day 10 (mean difference 3.4, 95% CI -6.9% to 13.6%; p = .52), or for secondary outcomes (p-values ranged p = .11 to p = .95).Conclusions And RelevanceIn-bed cycling did not reduce muscle wasting in critically ill adults, but this study provides useful effect estimates for large-scale clinical trials.Trial Registrationanzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12616000948493.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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