Does raising the head of the bed improve ventilation in COVID-19 patients on ventilators?

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• Conditions: Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/06/034182
• Lead Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Adults with ARDS (by Berlin criteria)

Intubated and on mechanical ventilation

COVID-19 positive

Hemodynamically stable (nil or low-dose inotropes)

Exclusion Criteria

•Clinical evidence of secondary lower respiratory tract infection

•Pre-existing pulmonary disease or pulmonary surgery

•Rib fractures

•Connective tissue diseases

•Kyphosis/scoliosis

•High intra-abdominal pressure

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified