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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12608000420347
ACTRN12608000420347CompletedNot Applicable

Mechanical ventilator hyperinflation improves sputum production and respiratory mechanics in hypersecretive critical care patients.

niversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro0 sites30 target enrollmentStarted: August 25, 2008Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
30

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
o limit to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Mechanical ventilation, pulmonary infection and hypersecretion.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Hemodinamic instability, absence of respiratory drive, acute bronchospasm, acute respiratory distress syndrome, atelectasis, immediate postoperative neuro-surgery, untreated pneumothorax, lung hemorrhage, impossibility to keep on lateral decubitus position.

Investigators

Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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