Effects of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Critically Ill Patients Ventilated for More Than 48 Hours

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mechanical Ventilation
• Interventions: Procedure: Chest physiotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT01165606
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Unidade Academica de Ciecias da Saude

Brief Summary

This study aimed to determine the impact of providing chest physiotherapy on the duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care length of stay, intensive care and hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-07
• Study First Submitted: 2010-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-07-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2010-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2010-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged more than 18 years, admitted to the ICU needing mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with ventilatory failure due to neuromuscular dysfunction

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physiotherpy	Chest physiotherapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
intensive care mortality
120-day mortality

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
intensive care length of stay
duration of mechanical ventilation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital São José; 🇧🇷 Criciuma, SC, Brazil