Early Chair Sitting Exercise in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients (RehabVent)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02021227 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(sufficient enrollment)
First Posted : December 27, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2019
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The occurrence of an acute respiratory failure necessitates mostly admission to ICU and mechanical ventilation (MV). Rapid and safe discontinuation of MV should be the objective for the majority of patients. Many reasons may contribute to weaning, extubation failure and prolongation of MV. Critical illness myopathy, induced by immobilisation and prolonged MV, may represent a main factor and early rehabilitation may reverse these conditions and improve the success of weaning from MV.The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of an early chair sitting (while the patient is awake but still mechanically ventilated) on weaning from mechanical ventilation and ICU mortality.
Methods: Chronic respiratory failure patients with an acute decompensation and requiring MV for more than 48 hours will be randomized to 2 groups at the initiation of weaning schedule: the studied group (20 patients): chair-sitting group will be transferred from bed to arm chair for at least 1 hour and once a day; the control group will stay in bed until extubation. Ventilator free days, extubation failure, nosocomial infections, ICU mortality, ICU length of stay are assessed and compared between groups. Expected results: Early chair sitting would decrease MV duration, number of extubation failure, nosocomial infections and ICU mortality. Feasibility and safety of this intervention will also be evaluated and also the related work load.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Respiratory Failure With Acute Decompensation Requiring Mechanical Ventilation for More Than 48 Hours | Procedure: Early chair sitting exercise | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 38 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Effects of Chair Sitting Exercise Intervention on Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation and Mortality of Critically Ill Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: a Randomised Controlled Trial. |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 13, 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Standard group | |
Chair sitting group |
Procedure: Early chair sitting exercise
A chair sitting exercise will be done at least once a day and for > 1 hour |
- Weaning from mechanical ventilation, mortality [ Time Frame: day 28 ]
- ICU length of stay [ Time Frame: day 28 ]
- Extubation success [ Time Frame: day 28 ]success or failure
- Nosocomial infections [ Time Frame: day 28 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Acute respiratory failure
- Requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Body mass index > 40 kg/m2
- Severe neuropathy
- Hemodynamic instability, acute cor pulmonary embolism, acute myocardial ischemia/necrosis, hypoxemia
- Deep sedation

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02021227
France | |
Lapeyronie University Hospital, Intensive Care Department | |
Montpellier, France, 34170 |
Principal Investigator: | Kada KLOUCHE, MD PhD | Hopital de Montpellier |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Montpellier |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02021227 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9231 |
First Posted: | December 27, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 24, 2019 |
Last Verified: | May 2019 |
Acute respiratory failure Mechanical ventilation Rehabilitation |
Exercise chair sitting Weaning Chronic respiratory failure |
Respiratory Insufficiency Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases |