Status:

COMPLETED

Daily Sedative Interruption in Critically Ill Patients Being Managed With a Sedation Protocol.

Lead Sponsor:

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Conditions:

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of both a nurse-driven sedation protocol and daily sedative interruption, compared with a sedation protocol alone, result in better outcomes f...

Detailed Description

All critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit receive medications to relieve pain and anxiety. However, accumulation of these medications can be associated with serio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • 18 years of age or over
  • Mechanically ventilated, with anticipated need for MV ≥48 hrs
  • ICU team has decided to initiate continuous sedative/analgesic infusion(s)
  • informed consent from patient and/or SDM
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Admission after resuscitation from cardiac arrest
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Currently receiving neuromuscular blocking agents
  • Allergy to midazolam and lorazepam
  • Lack of commitment to aggressive treatment
  • Previous enrolment in SLEAP, or current enrolment in related trial

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 17 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    410 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00675363

    Start Date

    January 1 2008

    End Date

    October 17 2012

    Last Update

    May 9 2025

    Active Locations (16)

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    Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

    Long Beach, California, United States

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    Tuft's Medical Centre

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    3

    Royal Alexandra Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5H 3V9

    4

    Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7