Status:

RECRUITING

Pressure Muscle Index and Threshold of Over-assistance During Pressure Support Ventilation

Lead Sponsor:

Unity Health Toronto

Conditions:

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Pressure support ventilation (PSV) is used to assist the breathing of the intubated patient with some pressure from the ventilator. This support aims at avoiding excessive inspiratory effort, while en...

Detailed Description

First, for each patient enrolled the investigators will perform 1 inspiratory and 3 expiratory occlusions separated at least by 30 seconds at clinical PSV to measure respiratory mechanics (plateau pre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \>18 y.o.
  • Invasively ventilated in Intensive Care Unit.
  • Diagnosed with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (P/F\<300 mmHg).
  • Breathing on pressure support ventilation.

Exclusion

  • \<18 y.o.
  • Contraindication for Electrical Impedence Tomography monitoring (e.g. pacemaker, burns, or - wounds limiting electrode placement).
  • Severe and previously diagnosed neurological and neuromuscular disease.
  • Psychomotor agitation (Sedation Agitation Scale \> 4).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 4 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06494085

Start Date

October 4 2024

End Date

February 28 2026

Last Update

May 20 2025

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St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8