Effect of an Automated Secretion Removal Technology, named TrachFlush, on the Need for Tracheal Suctioning * a study in intubated and mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients
Completed
- Conditions
- 10024967respiratory secretion accumulation
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON51050
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
admission to one of the participating ICUs;
intubated with an endotracheal tube containing a cuff;
receiving invasive mechanical ventilation; and
expected to need invasive ventilation beyond the following calendar day at the
moment of inclusion.
Exclusion Criteria
age < 18 years;
known or suspected tracheal damage, e.g., after inhalation trauma, thorax
trauma, or intubation trauma;
any condition for which deflation of the endotracheal cuff is deemed
detrimental, e.g., in case high airway pressures are needed; and
any infection, or colonization with pathogens that require strict isolation of
the patient.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The proportion of successful TrachFlush activations from start of the study to<br /><br>complete weaning from the ventilator, or a maximum of 7 days (primary). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoints include the total number of TrachFlush activations during<br /><br>the same time window (all patients), and the exact amount of airway secretions<br /><br>pushed past and above the cuff of the endotracheal tube (in patients with a<br /><br>tube allows subglottal suctioning).</p><br>