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Skeletal muscle metabolism and Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) during early course of systemic inflammation

Skeletal muscle metabolism and Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM) during early course of systemic inflammation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN77569430
Enrollment
80
Registered
2008-02-13
Start date
2007-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Critical illness myopathy (CIM) Signs and Symptoms Critical Illness Myopathy (CIM)

Interventions

Current intervention as of 15/10/2021: The following will be carried out in the Phase 1 observational pilot study: 1. Severity of illness, organ failure:

Sponsors

Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Critically ill patients with the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score greater than or equal to 8 on 3 of the 5 successive days within 7 days after admission to ICU.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients under age of 18 2. Missing written informed consent from a legal proxy 3. Pretreatment in ICU >7 days

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome measures for both observational and interventional studies: Insulin sensitivity: 1. Studies of the insulin receptor pathways such as IRS, PI3K, AKT and Glut4 will be performed 2. Glucose uptake as well as Insulin-Receptor kinase and PI3Kinase-activities will be determined 3. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp will be performed Histopathology on muscle biopsies: Type II myosin loss will be investigated

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome measure for both observational and interventional studies: Electrophysiology: Measurement of membrane excitability

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026