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Comparison of the effects of ipratropium/salbutamol drugs combination with another drug, called glycopyrronium, all given by nebulization, in patients suffering from the disease called, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and are now very sick and on ventilator.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J440- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/11/047216
Lead Sponsor
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. Those patients whose next of kin consents to participation in the study

2. Age >18 years, <75yrs, of either sex.

3. Known case of COPD who were intubated and mechanically ventilated.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient’s kin’s refusal to give consent

2.Patient with heart diseases like coronary artery disease-confirmed or suspected, and valvular disease

3.Patients with tachyarrhythmia

4.Those patients who had pre-existing thick or inspissated sputum.

5.Patients on any heart rate controlling drug, like beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, amiodarone or ivabradine.

6.Patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia, pulmonary oedema, refractory hypoxaemia, pneumothorax, haemodynamic instability.

7.Patients who have known sensitivity to Glycopyrrolate, salbutamol or ipratropium.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effectiveness in causing bronchodilation is by the End-inspiratory static compliance (Cstat), minimum (Rint) and maximum (Rrs) resistance of the respiratory system.and duration by the time the Rint remains less than 85% of baseline value. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Data will be collected at 15, 30, 60 minutes as well as at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours after each nebulisation.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To examine the incidence of any side effect attributable to nebulized, long acting muscarinic antagonist, glycopyrronium in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients of COPD.Timepoint: Data will be collected at 15, 30, 60 minutes as well as at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hours after each nebulisation.
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