ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Rocking Motion Therapy for Delirious Patients in the ICU: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors' conclusion
Among patients with delirium in the ICU, the use of rocking motion therapy did not lead to a statistically significantly greater number of days alive without coma or delirium at the 2 weeks of follow-up than nonrocking motion therapy.
Study context
- Population
- ICU patients 18 years or older with a positive delirium assessment141 with primary outcome data
- Participants
- 149 patients
- Comparison
- Rocking motion therapy vs nonrocking motion chair
- Rocking motion therapyn = 73
- Nonrocking motion therapyn = 76reference
- Primary endpoint
- Days alive without coma or delirium
- Follow-up
- 2 weeks after randomization
Methodological detailsmulticenter, investigator initiated, parallel-group
- Multicenter
- Investigator initiated
- Parallel-group
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
2 weeks
- Rocking motion therapy did not lead to a statistically significantly greater number of days alive without coma or delirium than nonrocking motion therapy
Original publication
Rocking Motion Therapy for Delirious Patients in the ICU: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. Crit Care Med. Published 15 November 2024. doi:10.
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