Evaluation of a Systematic Approach to Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Weaning Failure; Complication of Respirator [Ventilator]
• Interventions: Other: Multidisciplinary weaning-ventilator protocol

• Registration Number: NCT01482429
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Uberlandia

Brief Summary

Prolongation of mechanical ventilation poses serious personal and financial threats to healthcare consumers.

The investigators objectives are create and implement an multidisciplinary evidenced-based ventilator-weaning protocol to assess whether a systematic approach compared with the physician's judgment only decreases time spent on the ventilator, complications of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in critical care unit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2011-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Results First Submitted: 2013-01-12
• Results First Submitted QC: 2013-01-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-27
• Results First Posted: 2013-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 235

Inclusion Criteria

• remain in mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours
• begin weaning from mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

• admitted in the unit already in weaning from mechanical ventilation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Protocol-directed	Multidisciplinary weaning-ventilator protocol	Discontinuation of ventilation was based in multidisciplinary protocol.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	length of ICU stay (days)
Duration of Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation	days
Duration of Mechanical Ventilation	days
Length of Intensive Care Unit Stay	days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Uberlandia; 🇧🇷 Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil