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Robotic Assisted Early Mobilization in Ventilated ICU Patients

Robotic Assisted Early Mobilization in Ventilated ICU Patients: an Interventional Randomized, Controlled Feasibility Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04423796
Acronym
ROBEM-I
Enrollment
21
Registered
2020-06-09
Start date
2020-11-13
Completion date
2022-09-12
Last updated
2023-09-08

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

Conditions

Critical Illness, Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy, Early Ambulation, Rehabilitation

Keywords

Early mobilization, pilot trial, feasibility trial, robotic assisted

Brief summary

Feasibility trial investigating robotic assisted early mobilization vs. early mobilization in critically ill patients.

Interventions

DEVICERobotic-assisted early mobilization

The early mobilization is done by robotic assistance devices.

OTHEREarly mobilization

Early mobilization by health care professionals without robotic assistance.

Sponsors

Reactive Robotics GmbH
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Randomized, controlled, parallel-group, open label pilot trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years * Invasive mechanically ventilated and expected to be ventilated for another 24 hours * Cardiovascular stability, allowing mobilization * Respiratory stability, allowing mobilization

Exclusion criteria

* Bed-bound before ICU admission * Bed-rest order or contraindication of weight load of the lower extremity or spine * Severe skin lesions or fasciitis in the area of contact with the device or rhabdomyolysis * Fresh SAB, ICB or elevated ICP * Status epilepticus * Acute intoxication * Shock with catecholamine doses \>0.3µg/kg/min or acute bleeding including organ ruptures * Multiorgan failure with lactate \> 4 mmol/l * Body height outside the range 150-195 cm * Body weight outside the range 45-135 kg * pAVK IV° * Pacemakers or other electrical stimulators * Implanted medical pumps * Pregnancy * Life expectancy below 7 days or acute palliative care situation * Death inevitable or maximum therapy is not carried out by the treating physicians or due to patient's request * Unable to understand the official language * ICU stay \> 72h at the time of enrolment Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Feasibility of early mobilizationUp to Day 5Frequency of early mobilization performed by one health care provider during mechanical ventilation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mobilization levelup to Day 5Mobilization level during mechanical ventilation using the ICU Mobility Scale (IMS) ranging from 0-10
Mobilization durationup to Day 5Duration of mobilzation sessions during mechanical ventilation
Frequency of mobilizationup to Day 5Frequency of early mobilization during mechanical ventilation
Pain levelup to Day 5Pain level at mobilization using a numerical scale (NRS 0-10) or BPS 3-12
Anxietyup to Day 5Anxiety due to mobilization using a numerical scale (NRS 0-10)
Patient satisfaction with mobilizationUp to Day 5Satisfaction with mobilization using a numerical scale (NRS 0-10)
Health care provider assessmentUp to Day 5Assessment of the satisfaction with the mobilization by the health care provider using Likert-Scales (1-5)
Muscle wastingUp to Day5Muscle wasting will be assessed using ultrasound measurement of the M. femoris
Oxygen consumption during mobilizationUp to Day 5Oxygen consupmtion during mobilization will be measured using calorimetrie during mobilization
Oesophageal pressureUp to Day 5Oesophageal pressure will be measured during mobilization
Safety eventsUp to Day 5Frequency of safety events during mobilization
Inflammatory responseUp to Day 5Zytokin change from before to after mobilization

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026