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Comparison Between Respiratory Therapy With Cough Assist Technique and Usual Respiratory Therapy in Intensive Care Patients Suffering of Neurologic Disorder

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Neurologic Disorder
Interventions
Device: Cough assist (Philips,respironics)
Other: Usual respiratory therapy
Registration Number
NCT01143103
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
Brief Summary

The present study aims to compare the efficiency of respiratory therapy with cough assist and the efficiency of usual respiratory therapy in intensive care patients suffering of neurologic disorder and cough ineffectiveness. The investigators hypothesis is that cough assist is more efficient than usual respiratory care in this group of patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Peak flow < 270 ml if the patient has one of the following diagnostic: post neurosurgery status, cerebral trauma, tetraparesia or tetraplegia
Exclusion Criteria
  • Death expected in the following 24h
  • Bulbar dysfunction if extubated
  • pneumothorax
  • intracerebral mass effect
  • elevated intracranial pressure

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Respiratory therapy with cough assistCough assist (Philips,respironics)-
Usual respiratory therapyUsual respiratory therapy-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of stay in intensive care unit
Number of additional unplanned respiratory therapy treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of stay in the hospital
Pulmonary infection
Oxygenation parameters before and after respiratory therapy
Intracranial pressure elevation during respiratory therapy if an intracerebral pressure monitoring is available
Need of reintubation in the 48h following successful intubation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospital of Geneva

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Geneva, Switzerland

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