Ultrasound to Evaluate the Quadriceps Muscle Wasting (ECHOSCAN)

Interest of the Ultrasound to Evaluate the Quadriceps Muscle Wasting in Critical Ill Patients.

Intensive care unit acquired muscle weakness (ICUAW) is a common disease. After 7 days of mechanical ventilation, a quarter of patients develop an ICUAW responsible of a 15-20% of muscle loss. This is a serious pathology associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Clinical diagnosis of ICUAW is difficult and need a patient awoken. CT scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are considered as "gold standards" to quantify and monitor changes in muscle mass. But these tools are not adapted to ICU patients.

Ultrasound (US) is an easy access tool at the bedside to assess muscle mass and does not expose the patient to additional radiation.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the correlation between US and CT scan to measure quadriceps muscle thickness of ICU patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Severe Cerebral Pathology
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: CT Scan and ultrasonography

Detailed Description

As part of the monitoring of the neurological disease, brain CT scans are frequently performed. At the same time, an acquisition sequence centered on the quadriceps will follow the brain sequences. Up to three brain CT scans coupled with a quadriceps imaging will be performed between the day of admission and on the tenth day of hospitalization. An ultrasound of the quadriceps will be performed concomitantly. The thickness of the quadriceps is measured by an independent operator on CT and ultrasound images.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 42
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Saint-etienne, France, 42055
    • CHU Saint-Etienne

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient over 18 years admitted to intensive care for a severe brain injury (Glasgow <8) and with a predictive duration of mechanical of at least 48hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy,
• Bilateral trauma of thighs,
• Coma induced by poisoning or by a metabolic disorder,
• Morbid obesity (BMI > 35).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CT scan and Ultrasonography; Up to three measurements (CT scan and Ultrasonography), will be made concurrently between the day of admission (D1) in intensive care unit and the tenth day ( D10 ) .	Device: CT Scan and ultrasonography; Up to three measurements (CT scan and Ultrasonography) of the thickness of quadriceps, will be made concurrently .

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Concordance of the measurement of the quadriceps thickness by ultrasound and by CT scan	Concordance of each of the three measurements of the thickness of quadriceps realised concurrently by CT scan and Ultrasonography (composite measure)	Between the day of admission (D1) in intensive care unit and the tenth day ( D10 )

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
kinetic of the thickness of quadriceps	Evolution of he thickness of quadriceps measure concurrently by CT scan and Ultrasonography	Between the day of admission (D1) in intensive care unit and the tenth day ( D10 )

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 21, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 31, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): August 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 28, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): September 29, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 4, 2017
• Last Verified: September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Ultrasound; severe cerebral pathology; thickness of the quadriceps
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Atrophy; Muscular Atrophy
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1508123; 2015-A01204-45 (Other Identifier: ANSM)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No