Metoclopramide versus erythromycin for the reduction of aspiration pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Aspiration pneumonia.Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomitJ69.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230618058512N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-Chancellery for Research Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Age 17-70 years
Intubated patients under mechanical ventilation
Admitted to the IC
Exclusion Criteria
Underlying pulmonary disease
Pulmonary contusion
Pulmonary emboli
Pneumonia on admission
Corticosteroid use
Cardiopulmonary arrest
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to extrapulmonary causes
end-stage renal disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Aspiration pneumonia rate. Timepoint: Up to 72 hours after initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method