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Withdrawn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- WITHDRAWN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
Group Intervention Description Respiratory therapy with cough assist Cough assist (Philips,respironics) - Usual respiratory therapy Usual respiratory therapy -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of stay in intensive care unit Number of additional unplanned respiratory therapy treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland