New tool to measure movement in ICU patients gets italian makeover
NCT ID NCT07195942
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating and testing an Italian version of the ICU Mobility Scale, a tool that measures how well patients in intensive care can move. Researchers will enroll 100 adults in Italian ICUs to see if the scale is accurate and reliable when used by different healthcare workers. The goal is to help doctors and nurses better assess mobility and prevent muscle weakness in critically ill patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a reliable tool for Italian ICUs to assess patient mobility, potentially improving recovery from muscle weakness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational validation study (100 participants) that does not test a treatment. The scale may not work equally well in all ICU settings or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) at the Humanitas Clinical Institute in Rozzano (MI)
- 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: * patients aged ≥ 18 years * ability self-mobility prior to hospital admission (assessed by the Clinical Frailty Scale), if applicable, the reasons for inclusion of vulnerable patients. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent admission due to newly diagnosed or suspected neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, intracranial hemorrhages, head trauma, Guillain-Barré syndrome, status epilepticus) * Primary neurological or myopathic processes associated with muscle weakness (e.g. Guillain-Barré syndrome) * Inability to understand and speak Italian * History of cognitive deficits before hospital admission * Unstable fractures or traumas requiring immobility, mobility restrictions, or bed rest * Terminally ill patients in palliative care * Any other clinical reasons that may prevent patient mobilization according to caring physician.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Pieve Emanuele, Milano, 20072, Italy
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