Mechanical Ventilator as a physical therapy device to improve airway clearance in critical care patients.

Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary infection; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000420347
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sputum volume. To the quantification of spuum production, during each treatment, it was collected in a sputum trap collector attached to the closed suction system.[At 15 and 30 minutes after interventions commencement.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Respiratory Mechanics (static compliance of respiratory system and total resistance of respiratory system) were obtained by end inspiratory occlusion method, using respiratory signals from the mechanical ventilator display.[At baseline and immediately after interventions.]