Comparing the frequency of respiratory aspiration in two methods of intermittent bolus tube feeding and intermittent drip in the patients hospitalized in ICUs affiliated to Guilan University of Medical Sciences in Rasht in 2010
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Respiratory aspiration.Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
- Registration Number
- IRCT201009214787N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-Chancellor for Research of Guilan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
hospitalized in the ICU wards, no history of allergy to methylene blue, no renal failure, no G6PD deficiency , age 15 to 65 years, GCS <9, having tracheal tube, connecting to mechanical ventilator machine and with SIMV mode with PEEP 3 to 7 and PS 10 to 15 and feeding naso-gastric tube no more than 4 days,
Exclusion criteria: discharge and transfer from ICU wards, feeding style change, gastrointestinal complication such as intolerance to feeding, vomiting, diarrhea and GI bleeding, any allergic symptom to methylene blue
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of respiratory aspiration. Timepoint: Every three hours after gavage. Method of measurement: Observation of Blue Color in Suction Secretion.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method