Humidification of Noninvasively Ventilated Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute respiratory failure being treated with Noninvasive ventilationRespiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000404628
- Lead Sponsor
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Receiving bi-level or CPAP. noninvasive ventilation.
Exclusion Criteria
Have a tracheostomy.Have had recent oral, esophogeal or gastric surgery.Those patients with poor short term prognosis who are unlikely to be able to complete the 24 hour period.Those patients whose inclusion in the study may constitute an unreasonable intrusion.Cannot competently speak English or answer questions.Have a contraindication to noninvasive ventilation.Prescribed intermittent noninvasive therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient perceived comfort as measured by Patient/Nurse Questionnaire <br>[Questionnaire every hour for the first 6 hours, at 8 hours and every 4 hours after that.];Patient compliance as measured by time spent on therapy[Information stored automatically by the ventilator, download info at any time. Maintain for as long as the therapy is necessary for the patient.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Failure success rates[Wheneve the patient has completed the therapy.];ICU/HDU length of stay[Dates and times of admission and discharge to and from the ICU recorded as they occur.];Need for mechanical ventilation during or after the study period[Recorded during ICU/HDU stay and updated 6 months later];Physiological variables[Ongoing recording of variables as part of normal HDU/ICU procedures];Therapy interventions.[Ongoing recording of additional drug therapies as part of normal HDU/ICU procedures]