Status:
UNKNOWN
Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm During Extubation Readiness Testing
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Extubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Brief Summary
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) is a FDA approved mode of mechanical ventilation. This mode of ventilation is currently in routine use in adult, pediatric and neonatal intensive care units...
Detailed Description
1. Specific Aims /Objectives Specific Aim 1: To determine if Edi is a predictor of extubation readiness. (Hypothesis: an increase of 20-50% in Edi from baseline (prior to ERT) will predict successful ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All intubated and mechanically ventilated patients age 1 month to 18 years and meeting the extubation readiness criterion.
Exclusion
- Patients in which a nasal gastric or oral gastric tube is contraindicated. Examples are but not limited to: s/p esophagus, tracheal surgery, bleeding disorders, facial trauma.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00814853
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
August 4 2009
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115