Status:
UNKNOWN
Removal of Endotracheal Tube Secretions Comprehensively Until Extubation
Lead Sponsor:
O. M. Neotech, Inc.
Collaborating Sponsors:
Saint Francis Medical Center
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Conditions:
Mechanical Ventilation
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to measure secretion accumulation within endotracheal tubes of mechanically ventilated patients and test the efficacy, safety and clinical impact of removing the secretion...
Detailed Description
Thirty mechanically ventilated adult patients will be managed with standard suction catheters. Just prior to extubation, their physiological parameters (including work of breathing) will be recorded a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients receiving medical care in adult intensive care unit setting
- Patients who have been intubated and mechanically ventilated for at least 12 hours
- Patients intubated with an endotracheal tube with an internal diameter of 7.0 mm or greater
Exclusion
- Patients receiving medical care in a setting not compatible with an adult intensive care unit
- Patients who have been intubated and mechanically ventilated for less than 12 hours
- Patients intubated with an endotracheal tube with an internal diameter of 6.5 mm or less
- Patients intubated with dual lumen or steel-reinforced endotracheal tubes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00663637
Start Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
May 29 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, 63703