Clinical Trial: Shear Wave Elastography of Peripheral Nerves for Early Diagnosis of ICU-acquired Weakness

U.S., May 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07594249) titled 'Shear Wave Elastography of Peripheral Nerves for Early Diagnosis of ICU-acquired Weakness' on May 11.

Brief Summary: This study aims to determine whether shear wave elastography (SWE), a non-invasive ultrasound technique that measures nerve stiffness, can help detect ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) early in critically ill patients. Adults receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU will undergo ultrasound examinations of the median and tibial nerves on Days 1, 4, and 7. The study will evaluate whether early changes in nerve elasticity can predict ICU-AW, which is usually diagnosed later using a muscle strength score that requires pati...