Comparing the Open Endotracheal Suctioning and the Closed Endotracheal Suctioning Methods on the Level of Pain and Agitation of Patients under Mechanical Ventilatio

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• Conditions: Patients with impaired respiratory function in ICU.; Other diseases of the respiratory system; J95 , J96

• Registration Number: IRCT201508268650N6
• Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for research of, Islamic Azad University branch of Medical Sciences Tehran

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

The criteria for entering the study consisted of being 18 years of age or older, being an intubated (having a tube in the trachea) and mechanically ventilated patient, having a consciousness level with a Glasgow coma score of 7 or higher, having vital signs within normal limits, not having taken high-dose sedatives and tranquilizers (deep sedition) during the past six hours, having no severe facial trauma, taking dopamine, dobutamine and nitroglycerin according to the physician's orders (not taking them in unconventional doses), having a normal hearing and speaking ability and not being dependent on utilities such as hearing aids, not suffering from a neurological damage affecting breathing (such as quadriplegia), having no record of mental illness and severe neurological problems, and not being affected by neuromuscular diseases.
The exclusion criteria consisted of not receiving the patient’s companion’s consent, tracheal extubation, patient’s being in need of repeated suctioning or suctioning in intervals shorter than 20 minutes, having a reduced level of consciousness during suctioning, dysrhythmia, suffering from a reduced SPO2 level more than 10% during suctioning, and being in need of tranquilizers and painkillers more than the common treatment protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of Pain. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: BPS.