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

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Tracking Information

First Received Date ^†

February 7, 2007

Last Updated Date

February 7, 2007

Start Date ^†

August 2001

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^†

incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^†

Same as current

Change History

No Changes Posted

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^†

atelectasis
tube occlusion

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^†

Same as current

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^†

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

Official Title ^†

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^†

Interventional

Study Design ^†

Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^†

Mechanical Ventilation
Critically Ill Patients

Intervention ^†

Procedure: Saline Instillation before Tracheal Suctioning

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^†

Completed

Enrollment ^†

260

Completion Date

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^†

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous mechanical ventilation in the last month
Mechanical ventilation for more than 6 hours before arrival at ICU,
Contraindication to bronchoscopy and
Be expected to die or undergo withdrawal treatment within 48 hours-

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^††

Location Countries ^†

Brazil

Expanded Access Status

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^†

NCT00432718

Responsible Party

Secondary IDs ^††

Study Sponsor ^†

Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo

Collaborators ^††

Investigators ^†

Principal Investigator:

Pedro Caruso, MD

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

Information Provided By

Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo

Verification Date

February 2007

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