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Method for counteracting loss of muscle in COVID-19 patients

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $160,000

  • Funder

    Lundbeck Foundation

  • Principal Investigator

    Professor Charlotte Suetta

  • Research Location

    Denmark

  • Lead Research Institution

    Bispebjerg Hospital

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Supportive care, processes of care and management

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Unspecified

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)Older adults (65 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Can electrical muscle stimulation with special 'pads' be used to reduce the extensive loss of muscle mass that is unavoidable in COVID-19 patients who spend weeks in intensive care? And can it be used to aid the convalescence of these - usually elderly - patients?