Pressure Course in the Tube Cuff During Swallowing

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesia; Intensive Care
• Interventions: Other: pressure measurement during swallowing

• Registration Number: NCT00862797
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Freiburg

Brief Summary

Leakage of fluid from the subglottic space to the lungs occurs along the longitudinal folds within the wall of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs. In this project the researchers investigate the possible effect of swallowing on the pressure course in the ETT cuff.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Status Verified: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-16
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-17
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2010-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• age over 18 years
• general anaesthesia or intensive care medicine treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal of written informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
endotracheal tube	pressure measurement during swallowing	Patients intubated with cuffed endotracheal tubes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Center Freiburg; 🇩🇪 Freiburg, Germany