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Gentamycin nebulisation to decrease infection in tracheostomy patients

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G978- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous systemHealth Condition 2: G998- Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/03/041202
Lead Sponsor
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Tracheostomised patients in the Neuro surgical ICU expected to survive to home discharge or 7 days post tracheostomy, whichever is greater

Exclusion Criteria

1 Creatinine clearance <30 ml per min

2 Vestibular instability/ hearing impairment.

3 Allergic to aminoglycosides.

4 Asthmatic patients.

5 H/o myasthenia gravis.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare the rates and change in the nature of pathogenic colonization of TT over the course of treatment from the ICU to home care: gentamicin group vs saline nebulization group.Timepoint: 48 hrs, 7, 30 and 60 days after tracheostomy
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
complications and risk factors associated with drug resistant colisationTimepoint: 48 hrs, 7,30 and 60 days after tracheostomy
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