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Ability of Caregivers to Provide Ventilation With the SAVe Resuscitator in a Model

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pre-hospital Ventilation
Registration Number
NCT01477710
Lead Sponsor
University of Cincinnati
Brief Summary

This study will compare three methods of delivering mechanical ventilation using a test lung. Ventilation will be delivered using (1) a mask held in place by a caregiver, (2) a mask strapped to the model using a securing device, and (3) a supraglottic airway. Endpoints include respiratory rate and tidal volume.

Detailed Description

To evaluate the ability of caregivers to provide adequate ventilation (respiratory rate and tidal volume) in a model of the upper airway and lungs. Ventilation will be delivered while the mask is held in place by the caregiver, with the mask strapped to the model using the securing device provided with the ventilator, and following placement of a supraglottic airway.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Voluntary participation
  • Nurse, respiratory therapist, or physician
  • involved in the care of patients requiring ventilation and airway management
Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tidal Volume10 minutes per technique, for a total of 30 minutes per participant

Nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians will provide mechanical ventilation to a test instrument using three techniques of airway management. Each participant will ventilate the model using each technique for 10 minutes, in random order. During each period, the breath-to-breath tidal volume, respiratory rate, inspiratory flow, inspiratory time, and airway pressure will be recorded.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University Hospital
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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