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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
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Information provided by: | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00804011 |
In the mechanically ventilated patient, the single greatest cause of imposed work of breathing is the resistance caused by the endotracheal tube.
Commonly used maneuvers to overcome this resistance include the use of continuous positive airway pressure or pressure support.However, a new mode of ventilatory support called automatic tube compensation (ATC) delivers exactly the amount of pressure necessary to overcome the resistive load imposed by the endotracheal tube for the flow measured at the time (so called variable pressure support).
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a combination of pressure support with automatic tube compensation is superior to PS alone in weaning patients with severe neurotoxic snake envenoming.
Condition | Intervention |
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Snake Bite Weaning Mechanical Ventilation |
Other: ATC Other: PSV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Supportive Care, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Automatic Tube Compensation Versus Pressure Support in Weaning Patients With Severe Neurotoxic Snake Envenoming |
Enrollment: | 41 |
Study Start Date: | July 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | April 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Automatic tube compensation plus pressure support
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Other: ATC
Automatic tube compensation
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2: Active Comparator
Pressure support alone
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Other: PSV
Pressure support ventilation
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Snake envenoming is a common medical emergency encountered in the tropical countries, and an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 people die of snake bite every year in India. The bites of Elapid snakes cause predominantly neurotoxicity, which manifests as paralysis of the muscles of the eyes, tongue, throat and respiration, leading to respiratory failure, and if untreated death. The management of these patients includes ventilatory support and administration of snake anti-venom (SAV). Respiratory failure, requiring mechanical ventilatory support, is a frequent cause for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention and once there is improvement of the underlying indication for mechanical ventilation, it can be withdrawn abruptly in the majority. However, approximately 20-30% of patients still require gradual discontinuation i.e. weaning. This process is not only difficult in patients with chronic respiratory diseases and neuromuscular disorders like neurotoxic snake bite, but is also associated with significant complications like pneumonia, prolonged ICU stay and even mortality, especially in those with persistent weaning failure.
In the mechanically ventilated patient, it has long been recognized that the single greatest cause of imposed work of breathing (WOB) is the resistance caused by the endotracheal tube (ETT). Commonly used maneuvers to overcome the ETT resistance include the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or pressure support (PS). However, a new mode of ventilatory support called automatic tube compensation (ATC) delivers exactly the amount of pressure necessary to overcome the resistive load imposed by the endotracheal tube for the flow measured at the time (so called variable pressure support). This mode theoretically can decrease weaning duration and increase the probability of successful extubation by decreasing the WOB.
Recently, we have reported our ICU data of 55 patients of severe neurotoxic snake envenoming in which we evaluated if usage of a higher dosage of SAV offered any significant clinical advantage over a lower dose, and found no difference between the high-dose and low-dose groups. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a combination of PS with ATC is superior to PS alone in weaning patients with severe neurotoxic snake envenoming.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
India, UT | |
Department of Pulmonary Medicine | |
Chandigarh, UT, India, 160012 |
Principal Investigator: | Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM, FCCP | PGIMER, INDIA |
Study Chair: | Ashutosh N Aggarwal, MD, DM, FCCP | PGIMER, INDIA |
Responsible Party: | PGIMER, India ( Dr Ritesh Agarwal ) |
Study ID Numbers: | MS/486/Res/507 |
Study First Received: | December 5, 2008 |
Last Updated: | December 5, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00804011 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | India: IEC, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
Snakebite Weaning Mechanical ventilation |
Poisoning Disorders of Environmental Origin Bites and Stings Snake Bites |
Poisoning Disorders of Environmental Origin Bites and Stings Snake Bites |