Heart Disease Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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"Who might be able to join this trial:
- People who are 18 years of age or older.
- Adults experiencing severe heart and breathing failure that requires a life support machine called ECMO (a machine that pumps and oxygenates blood outside the body).
- Adults for whom both a personal representative (such as a family member) and a medical professional have agreed to enrol them in the trial.
Who may not be able to join:
- People who have previously had a stroke.
- People who have a disease affecting the nerves or muscles (such as muscular dystrophy or motor neurone disease).
- People who have or have had cancer.
- Children and young people under 18 years of age.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying."
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Mark Griffiths, PhD FRCP, Substantive Employee and primary supervisor to PhD student
Phone: 07875999126
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
To observe the change in cross sectional area of the Rectus Femoris (RFcsa, measured in cm2) during critical illness and recovery.; To Observe a change in Hand Held Dynamometry strength and correlate this with RFcsa, function and HRQoL during critical illness and recovery.; To observe a change in Knee straightening dynamometry, strength and joint moment (torque) and correlate this with RFcsa, function and HRQoL during critical illness and recovery.; To test the Medical Research Council Sum Score (MRC-SS). MRC-SS measures global strength and ambulation; To observe a change in Short Physical Per...
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 26 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.