MedPath

Influence Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Autoregulation in Patients With Respiratory Insufficiency

Completed
Conditions
Respiratory Insufficiency
Interventions
Procedure: positive end-expiratory pressure
Registration Number
NCT01376518
Lead Sponsor
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to characterize the influence of an elevated positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or acute lung injury on the cerebrovascular autoregulation.

Detailed Description

Cerebral blood flow velocity will be measured using transcranial Doppler sonography and then correlate with the invasive arterial blood pressure curve to calculate the index of cerebrovascular autoregulation Mx (Mx\>0.3 indicates impaired AR). The index of cerebrovascular autoregulation Mx was measured during baseline positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels and after lung recruitment with higher level of PEEP. The equality between this two PEEP levels was estimated and calculated with one side Wilcoxon test.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • respiratory failure
  • Age >18 years
  • Invasive ventilation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Sepsis
  • preexisting cerebral illness
  • traumatic brain injury
  • meningitis or encephalitis
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
respiratory failurepositive end-expiratory pressurepatients with respiratory failure and need of high positive end-expiratory pressure ventilation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Integrity of the cerebrovascular autoregulation (CA)30 Minutes

Cerebrovascular autoregulation will be calculated as a moving correlation index (Mx) from the cerebral blood flow velocity and the arterial blood pressure. It is a parameter without unit (index).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University medical centre

🇩🇪

Mainz, Germany

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath