Medical Gas Humidification During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Respiration, Artificial; Critical Illness

• Registration Number: NCT00124345
• Lead Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators aimed to study the role of medical gas humidification during noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

Detailed Description

The medical gases are usually dry and cold thus when they are used during invasive mechanical ventilation they must be conditioned. No data are present on the necessity to condition the medical gases during non invasive mechanical ventilation. In this study the investigators studied the humidity and the temperature of the medical gases with and without any conditioning during non invasive mechanical ventilation in a group of healthy subjects and critically ill patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-06
• Study First Submitted: 2005-07-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2005-07-27
• Primary Completion: 2007-11
• Study Completion: 2007-11
• Status Verified: 2008-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-09-24
• Last Update Posted: 2008-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Critically ill patients requiring non invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

• Comatose patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The level of temperature and humidity	5 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Policlinico Hospital; 🇮🇹 Milano, Italy