patients with disuse syndrome (patients who met the criteria for intensive care unit-acquired weakness)
Conditions
Interventions
the intervention consisted of five sets of 30-second standing exercises per day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks while grasping support, and a massager was wrapped around the gastrocnemius muscles of both lo
LV group).
the intervention consisted of five sets of 30-second standing exercises per day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks while grasping support (standing-only group,
NV group).
Sponsors
Seijoh University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among the patients admitted to the community integrated care ward, 24 patients who met the criteria for intensive care unit-acquired weakness were defined as having disuse syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who can stand independently
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle thickness of the lower leg, range of motion (ROM) of ankle dorsiflexion, maximum isometric strength of the plantar flexor, muscle activity of the medial gastrocnemius, skeletal muscle index, motor functional independence measure (FIM) score, activities of daily living assessment, and functional mobility. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkira Ochi
Graduate School, Seijoh University, Department of Health Care Studies
Outcome results
None listed