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Continuous Endotracheal Cuff Pressure Control to Prevent Ventilator Associated Respiratory Infections

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Tracheal Intubation Morbidity
Hospital Acquired Infection
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Interventions
Device: Tracoe cuff pressure controller
Registration Number
NCT02966392
Lead Sponsor
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether automated cuff pressure control results in a reduction in the proportion of patients developing ventilator associated respiratory infections during their stay in intensive care.

Detailed Description

The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial of tracheal cuff pressure control using continuous control via an automated electronic device as compared with intermittent pressure control for the prevention of ventilator associated respiratory infection in ICU.

The study will be conducted at multiple sites in Vietnam. Recruitment will be for 18 months at all centers. Patients experiencing any hospital acquired infection whilst at risk of Ventilator Associated Respiratory Infections will be evaluated in using a standardised investigation protocol to identify cases of VARI and other hospital acquired infections (HAI)s. Assessment of VARI will be based on published criteria and carried out by an endpoint review committee independent of patient care and blinded to the allocation of the patient. Antibiotic use data and duration of stay will be important secondary outcome measures.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • About to be intubated or intubated for ≤ 24 hours (either oral or tracheostomy)
  • For active treatment
Exclusion Criteria
  • previously enrolled in this study
  • previously intubated within 14 days
  • suffering from known tracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis or stridor relating to tracheal injury

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Continuous Pressure Control (CPC)Tracoe cuff pressure controllerContinuous endotracheal cuff pressure control using Tracoe cuff pressure controller during their intubated stay on ICU.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ventilator Associated Respiratory Infection (VARI) - defined as Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) or Ventilator Associated Tracheobronchitis (VAT)From randomisation to ICU discharge/death/transfer or 90 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of hospital acquired infectionFrom randomisation to extubation/death/transfer/discharge/ from ICU or 90 days
Intubated days receiving antibioticsFrom randomisation to ICU discharge/death/transfer or 90 days
ICU mortalityFrom randomisation to discharge from ICU or death/palliative discharge from it or 90 days
Hospital mortalityFrom randomisation to discharge from ICU or death/palliative discharge from it or 90 days
Microbiologically confirmed VARI defined as above plus bacterial growth of ≥105 cfu/ml (ETA) or equivalent semi-quantitative for both VAP and VATFrom randomisation to ICU discharge/death/transfer or 90 days
Cost of ICU stayFrom ICU admission to ICU discharge, death, transfer or 90 days
Cost of antibiotics in ICU stayFrom ICU admission to ICU discharge, death, transfer or 90 days
Cost of hospital stayFrom hospital admission to hospital discharge or 90 days
28 day mortalityFrom randomisation to 28 days after randomisation
Clinical and microbiologically confirmed VAP (see above for definitions)From randomisation to ICU discharge/death/transfer or 90 days
Total number of days ventilated/in ICUFrom randomisation to ICU discharge, death, transfer or 90 days
90 day mortalityFrom randomisation to 90 days after randomisation

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

National Hospital for Tropical Diseases

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Hanoi, Vietnam

Hospital for Tropical Diseases

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Trung Vuong Hospital

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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