Nursing Care for Breathing Discomfort Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dyspnea

• Registration Number: NCT04019236
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Breathing discomfort (dyspnea) during mechanical ventilation in the ICU may complicate care.

Detailed Description

Patients on ventilators experience a variety of discomforts: symptoms (dyspnea ,fatigue , pain ) ,emotions (depression, anxiety ,panic) and feeling of lack to control .Patients may or may not express this discomfort outwardly with agitation ,restlessness ,grimacing or increase in the vital signs (heart rate ,blood pressure ,breathing frequency).The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence of dyspnea among mechanically ventilated patients, Describe interventions that may alleviate breathing discomfort and examine its impact on clinical outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-18
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-11
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2020-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Intubated or tracheostomized patients who were mechanically ventilated for >24 hrs.
• Age : 18-60 yrs
• Patients with Respiratory diseases
• Patients during spontaneous breathing trial

Exclusion Criteria

• • Patients with acidosis, anemia ,drug poisoning,psychogenic disorders or neuro-muscular disorders

  • (non invasive ventilation)NIV

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of nursing intervention on patient and ICU	1year	Clinical outcomes "length of stay,type of discharge or other morbidities"
Prevalence of breathing discomfort among Mechanically ventilated patients	1year	visual analogue scale "VAS" for conscious patients and respiratory observational distress scale "RDOS" for unconscious patients

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of nursing; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt