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Effect of vibration therapy on physical function in critically ill adults (VTICIA trial)

Effect of vibration therapy on physical function in critically ill adults (VTICIA trial) - Effect of vibration therapy on physical function in critically ill adults (VTICIA trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000039616
Enrollment
188
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
2020-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Critically ill patients

Interventions

They are randomized to vibration therapy (BW-750, BodyGreen, Changhua county, Taiwan) added to protocolized mobilization. The therapy will be conducted for 15 minutes Protocolized mobilization alone

Sponsors

The university of Tokushima
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are expected to stay in the ICU for more than or equal to 5 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We will exclude patients based on the consensus for early mobilization in the Japanese society of intensive care medicine (JSICM) as following: (1) no permission from the primary doctor (2) excessive agitation (RASS more than or equal to 2) (3) impaired consciousness (RASS less than or equal to 3) (4) Unstable vital sign requiring circulatory support devices such as intra-aortic balloon pump (5) sustained low blood pressure even with the use of catecholamine (6) dramatic blood pressure change after body position change (7) the risk of rupture in untreated aneurysms (8) uncontrolled pain 9) uncontrolled intracranial pressure more than or equal to 20 mmHg (10) unstable phase in head or cervical spine injury (11) unstable bone fracture (12) active bleeding (13) insufficient stabilization or length of catheters (14) insufficient staffing (15) no consent from patients or surrogates.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional Status Score for the ICU (FSS-ICU) at the discharge from the ICU

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Delirium, Medical research council (MRC) score, the incidence of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), ICU mobility scale (IMS), ventilator and ICU free days

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNobuto Nakanishi

Tokushima University Hospital Emergency and critical care medicine

nobuto_nakanishi@yahoo.co.jp088-633-9347

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026