Patient Characteristics, Feasibility, and Outcomes of a Home Mechanical Ventilation Program in a Developing Country

Completed

• Conditions: Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation; Home Mechanical Ventilation

• Registration Number: NCT02927613
• Lead Sponsor: Thammasat University

Brief Summary

This study aims to describe the patient characteristics, feasibility, and outcomes of an home mechanical ventilation (HMV) program at a university hospital in Thailand.

Detailed Description

Data will be collected on all patients who were discharged with HMV between October 2014 and August 2015 at Thammasat University Hospital. Data include sex, age, co-morbid diseases, clinical features, causes of HMV, mechanical ventilator and complimentary equipment characteristics, caregiver characteristics, ventilator and patient care costs, and morbidity and mortality outcomes of patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Primary Completion: 2015-11
• Study Completion: 2015-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-30
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• All hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilation aged 18 or more years.

Exclusion Criteria

• None.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality rate of HMV patients	Up to 1 year	The number of deaths among HMV patients is recorded during follow-up period (up to 1 year)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healthcare home visit	Up to 1 year	Record the number of healthcare home visits (events)
Family characteristics	Upto 1 year	Record types (relationships) and the number of family members, income to costs ratio
HMV complications due to the granulation-tissue formation at tracheostomy	Up to 1 year	Record the number of granulation-tissue formations at tracheostomy (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
HMV complications due to the loose tracheostomy	Up to 1 year	Record the number of loose tracheostomies (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
HMV complications due to the ventilator malfunction	Up to 1 year	The number of ventilator malfunctions (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Caregiver characteristics	Up to 1 year	Record the number of caregivers per patient, the number of well-trained caregivers
HMV complications due to tracheobronchitis	Up to 1 year	Record the number of tracheobronchitis (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
HMV complications due to ventilator-associated pneumonia	Up to 1 year	Record the number of ventilator-associated pneumonias (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
HMV complications due to pneumothorax	Up to 1 year	Record the number of pneumothoraces (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University; 🇹🇭 Pathumthani, Thailand