Effect of thymus essential oil in prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Ventilator associated pneumonia.Pneumonia in other diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170220032672N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahed University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 106
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18 years and above
Under invasive mechanical ventilation
Exclusion Criteria
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) more than 6
history of allergy
sepsis
acute phase Cancer
trauma to the jaw, face and chest
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of patients with ventilator associated pneumonia. Timepoint: CPIS measurements at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 5th and 10th days after the began of intervention. Method of measurement: Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peak inspiratory pressure and plateau pressure. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 5th and 10th days after the began of intervention. Method of measurement: monitoring of ventilator data.;SpO2, SaO2. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 5th and 10th days after the began of intervention. Method of measurement: pulse oxymeter and arterial blood gas.;Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSBI). Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 5th and 10th days after the began of intervention. Method of measurement: monitoring of ventilator data.