ArticleCritical care (London, England)2024
Effects of robotic-assisted early mobilization versus conventional mobilization in intensive care unit patients: prospective interventional cohort study with retrospective control group analysis.
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Evaluation of the Effect of Robot-assisted Early Mobilization on Critically Ill Patients, on the Mobilisation Behaviour and Experience of Mobilizing Professionals and Organisational Processes in an Intensive Care Unit
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- Efficacy of suspension-based lower-limb rehabilitation device in enhancing lower limb function among patients with ICU-acquired weakness: a self-controlled randomized clinical trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Safety and efficacy of add-on robotic therapy for early mobilization in intermediate neurocritical care: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Feasibility, Safety and Outcomes of Early Mobilization in the ICU Following Lung Transplantation: A Scoping Review.Clinical transplantation · 2026Article
- Timing of ceiling lift-assisted out-of-bed sitting training and outcomes in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Application of Artificial Intelligence in Physical Rehabilitation of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Combined Robotic VErticalization and Lower Limb Mobilization in Patients with Severe Acquired Brain Injury: Protocol of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (VEM-sABI).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Bowel disorders in patients with severe acquired brain injury receiving neurorehabilitation: results from a national survey in Italy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately one in three survivors of critical illness suffers from intensive-care-unit-acquired weakness, which increases mortality and impairs quality of life. By counteracting immobilization, a known risk factor, active mobilization may mitigate its negative effects on patients. In this single-center trial, the effect of robotic-assisted early mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU) on patients' outcomes was investigated.
methodsWe enrolled 16 adults scheduled for lung transplantation to receive 20 min of robotic-assisted mobilization and verticalization twice daily during their first week in the ICU (intervention group: IG). A control group (CG) of 13 conventionally mobilized patients after lung transplantation was recruited retrospectively. Outcome measures included the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, muscle parameters evaluated by ultrasound, and quality of life after three months.
resultsDuring the first week in the ICU, the intervention group received a median of 6 (interquartile range 3-8) robotic-assisted sessions of early mobilization and verticalization. There were no statistically significant differences in the duration of mechanical ventilation (IG: median 126 vs. CG: 78 h), length of ICU stay, muscle parameters evaluated by ultrasound, and quality of life after three months between the IG and CG.
conclusionIn this study, robotic-assisted mobilization was successfully implemented in the ICU setting. No significant differences in patients' outcomes were observed between conventional and robotic-assisted mobilization. However, randomized and larger studies are necessary to validate the adequacy of robotic mobilization in other cohorts.
trial registrationThis single-center interventional trial was registered in clinicaltrials.gov as NCT05071248 on 27/08/2021.
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