Saline Instillation Before Tracheal Suctioning and the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

This study has been completed.

First Received: February 7, 2007 No Changes Posted

Sponsored by:	Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo
Information provided by:	Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00432718

Purpose

Compare the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia with or without tracheal isotonic saline instillation before tracheal suctioning

Condition	Intervention
Mechanical Ventilation Critically Ill Patients	Procedure: Saline Instillation before Tracheal Suctioning

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Pneumonia

Further study details as provided by Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	260
Study Start Date:	August 2001

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Consecutive patients foreseen to receive mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00432718

Locations

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Pedro Caruso, MD

Intensive Care Unit - Hospital do Câncer and University of Sao Paulo Medical School

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	342/01
Study First Received:	February 7, 2007
Last Updated:	February 7, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00432718 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo:

Pneumonia
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Prevention

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Critical Illness
Lung Diseases

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Cross Infection
Pneumonia

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Critical Illness

Lung Diseases
Infection
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Pneumonia
Cross Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 02, 2009