Status:
COMPLETED
Expiratory Rib Cage Compression in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Conditions:
Pulmonary Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized crossover study, designed to evaluate if the manual expiratory rib cage compression technique improves respiratory mechanics and is effective in secretion removal in mechanically ...
Detailed Description
Chest physiotherapy is an essential component of the multidisciplinary approach in critical care settings. In this context, a number of devices and manual techniques have been used to remove pulmonary...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients under mechanical ventilation
- diagnosis of pulmonary infection
- hypersecretive (defined as the interval between tracheal suctioning \< 2 hours)
Exclusion
- haemodynamic instability (defined by heart rate \> 130 bpm and mean arterial pressure \< 60 mmHg)
- use of vasopressor drugs
- absence of respiratory drive
- acute bronchospasm
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- atelectasis (identified by an independent radiologist that was not participating in the study)
- untreated pneumothorax
- lung haemorrhage.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01525121
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
February 2 2012
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Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21041-010