Handgrip strength predicts in-hospital clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients

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Completed

• Conditions: re- intubationdifficult weaningprolonged weaningventilator- free day at 28 days; handgrip strength; in- hospital outcome; mechanical ventilation

• Registration Number: TCTR20180303001
• Lead Sponsor: Thammasat University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-03-03
• Study Completion: 2019-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who required intubation and mechanical ventilation at least 48 hours and were over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

Patients die before or during weaning.
Patients are transferred to another ward or another hospital
Patients have an unplanned extubation before or during weaning eg accidental or self extubation.
Patients undergo a tracheostomy before or during weaning.
Patients cannot press on handgrip device.
Patients who are on treatment with vasopressor or inotrope.
Patients who require re-intubation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Re-intubation rate at 28 days Number (%) of patients,Difficult weaning at 28 days Number (%) of patients,Prolonged weaning at 28 days Number (%) of patients,Ventilator-free day at 28 days at 28 days Number of days a patient without ventilator

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of ventilator weaning at 28 days Number (%) of patients in simple, difficult and prolonged weaning,Trend of handgrip strength in time period 28 days. at 48 hours after intubation, during SBT, 2&7&28 days after extubation, Handgrip strength (kg)