The effects of routine versus a minimally invasive endotracheal tube suctioning procedure on suction-related pain, airway clearance, airway trauma and physiological indices in patients hospitalized in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital of Isfahan in 2015.

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• Conditions: Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents.; Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents

• Registration Number: IRCT2015072423314N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

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

Major inclusion criteria: age over than 18; obtaining informed consent; no blood clotting disorders; no chronic respiratory disease; intubation time between 48 hours and one week. Major exclusion criteria: extubation during the study; become unstable hemodynamic parameters such as bradycardia, arrhythmia, cyanosis, loss of arterial oxygen.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: Immediately before, immediately after, and 10 min after endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: With numeral rating scale (NRS).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately before, immediately after, and 10 min after endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: With vital signs monitoring devices.;Heart Rate. Timepoint: Immediately before, immediately after, and 10 min after endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: With vital signs monitoring devices.;Respiratory Rate. Timepoint: Immediately before, immediately after, and 10 min after endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: With vital signs monitoring devices.;Spo2. Timepoint: Immediately before, immediately after, and 10 min after endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: With vital signs monitoring devices.;Number of endotracheal suctioning. Timepoint: After each endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: Counting the number of endotracheal suctioning.;Airway traumatization. Timepoint: After endotracheal suctioning. Method of measurement: Viewing bleeding in the airways.