The Estimation of Abdominal Pressure by the Bladder and Gastric Pressure - Full Text View

Purpose

The investigators aim to compare the bladder pressure to the gastric pressure in critically ill patients.

Condition	Intervention
Critically Ill Patients	Procedure: measurement of abdominal pressure

ChemIDplus related topics:

Sodium chloride

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	The Estimation of Abdominal Pressure by the Bladder and Gastric Pressure

Further study details as provided by Policlinico Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To estimate the bladder pressure [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	13
Study Start Date:	July 2005
Study Completion Date:	November 2007
Primary Completion Date:	November 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Critically hill, mechanically ventilated patients	Procedure: measurement of abdominal pressure measurement of abdominal pressure with different volume and saline temperature

Detailed Description:

In critically ill patients, we will measure the gastric pressure by a gastric balloon and the bladder pressure by the intra-vesical pressure to find the optimal method to estimate the abdominal pressure.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Critically ill patients during invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:

Contraindication to measure the bladder pressure

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00143494

Locations


Italy
	Policlinico Hospital
	milano, Italy, 20100

Sponsors and Collaborators

Policlinico Hospital

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	davide chiumello, MD	Policlinico Hospital

More Information

Publications of Results:

Chiumello D, Tallarini F, Chierichetti M, Polli F, Li Bassi G, Motta G, Azzari S, Carsenzola C, Gattinoni L. The effect of different volumes and temperatures of saline on the bladder pressure measurement in critically ill patients. Crit Care. 2007 Jul 26;11(4):R82 [Epub ahead of print]

Responsible Party:	Policlinico Hospital ( Davide Chiumello )
Study ID Numbers:	1200
First Received:	September 1, 2005
Last Updated:	September 24, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00143494
Health Authority:	Italy: National Monitoring Centre for Clinical Trials - Ministry of Health

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Critical Illness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 10, 2008

Sponsored by:	Policlinico Hospital
Information provided by:	Policlinico Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00143494