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Effect of Acupuncture regulating macrophage polarization to alleviate sepsis-induced muscle atrophy - a prospective cohort study

Effect of acupuncture on survival benefit and attenuating muscle atrophy in patients with sepsis-induced myopathy - a prospective cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR1900002636
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-09-29
Start date
2019-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

Sepsis-induced myopathy

Interventions

Sponsors

Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 85 years old; 2. Meet the criteria of Sepsis-320which define sepsis as infection + SOFA >=2 points within the first 24 hour; 3. The first time admitted to ICU and expect to survive within the first 48 hours; 4. Informed consent signed by the patient or immediate family member (next to kin); 5. The Rectus Femoris cross-sectional area (RFcsa) decreased more than 9.24%21 after ICU admission; 6. Survival within ICU stay.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A confirmed positive result of pregnancy or urine beta-HCG test; 2. The questionnaire(MRC-SS/FIM/consent form) could not be completed due to cognitive abnormalities; 3. A newly diagnosed primary neuromuscular disease when admitted to the hospital; 4. Patients who have leg amputationpelvic/femoral fractures or knee/hip replacement that could not complete the measure of RFcsa; 5. Malnutrition (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2) or cachexia; 6. Patients with metastatic tumors (PD) or ongoing chemotherapy; 7. Patients with cardiorespiratory arrest or imminent death 8. Patients with long-term corticoid treatment; 9. Can't walk independently before sepsis onset; 10. ICU length of stay <7 days; 11.Sepsis has been onset more than 5 days before ICU admission; 12. Therapy withdrawal and consent refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
expression levels of serum myostatin;Incidence of Time to Event;rectus femoris cross-sectional area;MRC-SS score;Functional Independence Measure;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
case of re-admission of hospital;times of re-entered the ICU;days of hospital stay;duration of invasive/non-invasive mechanical ventilation;ICU maintain days;case of re-entered the ICU;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Wei-Tao

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

13924183501@139.com+86 13924183501

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026