Getting brain injury patients moving earlier in the ICU: a safety check
NCT ID NCT05038930
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether it is safe to get patients with severe brain injuries out of bed early in the intensive care unit. 22 patients were moved using a special device called the Sara Combilizer, and researchers measured brain oxygen levels and other vital signs. The goal was to see if early mobilisation could be done without harming the brain, potentially reducing complications from lying still for too long.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sara Combilizer (mobilisation device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that early mobilisation is safe for severe brain injury patients, potentially reducing complications from bed rest.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The intervention is a single session, not a long-term treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracranial haematoma * Sedated for at least 48 hours after admission * Equipment measuring partial brain tissue oxygenation and intracranial pressure * Understands spoken and written Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable spinal cord injury * Unstable injury in the lower extremities prohibiting mobilisation * No consent from nearest relative
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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