Status:

WITHDRAWN

The Brain and Lung Interaction (BALI) Study

Lead Sponsor:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Conditions:

Intracranial Pressure

Mechanical Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between intracranial pressure and airway pressures during mechanical ventilation. This study is a single-center, prospective cohort study to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Patients with severe brain injury (GCS 8 or less) who receive both mechanical ventilation and intracranial pressure monitoring as part of their standard medical care will be considered eligible.

Exclusion

  • Patients with esophageal varices
  • Patients with esophageal trauma
  • Patients with recent esophageal surgery
  • Patients with coagulopathy (Platelets \< 80k or INR\> 2 )
  • Other contraindication for esophageal manometry
  • Patients who are receiving PEEP greater than 15 cmH2O within 24 hours prior to enrollment
  • Intracranial hypertension (defined as ICP greater than 20 mmHg) within 48 hours prior to enrollment
  • Decompressive hemi-craniectomy
  • Cessation Criteria: Study related ventilator adjustments and measurements will be stopped at any point during the intervention and ventilator settings will be returned to the pre-intervention settings under the following conditions:
  • If ICP increases above 20mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.
  • If systolic blood pressure decreases below 90mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.
  • If systolic blood pressure increases above 180mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 15 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04288076

Start Date

September 1 2020

End Date

October 15 2020

Last Update

January 27 2021

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