Status:
COMPLETED
Does Threshold IMT Influence Weaning?
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Conditions:
Critical Care
Mechanical Ventilation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients under threshold IMT show better conditions to weaning from mechanical ventilation than the control group.
Detailed Description
* After at least 48 hours on CMV, the patients in PSV were randomized into two groups: control group and IMT group. * Before each protocol session, the cardiorespiratory variables such as f, HR, MAP a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patients included in this study were under MV for more than 48 hours of CMV and ventilated with pressure support ventilation (PSV) between 12 and 15 cmH2O, with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) between 5 and 7 cmH2O, hemodynamically stable without vasoactive drugs (dopamine, dobutamine or norepinephrine) or sedative agents.
Exclusion
- This study excluded hypotensive patients (systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg or mean blood pressure \< 70 mmHg), severe intracranial disease and sensory reduction, barotrauma, tracheotomy, neuromuscular disease and the use of vasoactive drugs or sedatives.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
92 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00851617
Start Date
August 1 2004
End Date
July 1 2007
Last Update
March 6 2009
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-903