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Ventilator WeaningASOPINCT00445289

Automatic Control of Pressure Support Ventilation in Surgical Intensive Care Units

A study testing SmartCare/PS in people with Ventilator Weaning, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 2 sites in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This bicentric, randomized, controlled trial examines the effectiveness of an automatic control of pressure support ventilation (SmartCare/PS) in critically ill patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ventilator Weaning
What is being tested?
SmartCare/PS
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
300 participants
Where
2 sitesGermany
Study dates
Mar 2007to Aug 2008
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Intubated or tracheotomised patients requiring mechanical ventilation at 9:00 am for longer than 9 hours (within this time period invasive and non-invasive ventilation is permitted)

Who cannot join

  • Cerebral trauma / surgery
  • Age < 18 years
  • Do-not-resuscitate-order
  • Duration of mechanical ventilation > 24 h
  • Patient is currently participating in this trial (including 90 days follow-up period)

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Germany2 sites
  • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

    Kiel, 24105

  • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

    Kiel, 24105

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About this study

Official title: Automatic Control of Pressure Support Ventilation in Surgical Intensive Care Units - a Bicentric, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

This bicentric, randomized, controlled trial examines the effectiveness of an automatic control of pressure support ventilation (SmartCare/PS) in critically ill patients.

Read the detailed description

During the weaning process vigilance, pulmonary mechanics and respiratory drive of the patient are changing. Consequently, ventilation settings have to be modified very often. The modifications can be conducted either according to a weaning protocol or automatically by an expert system (SmartCare/PS). This trial compares protocol-guided weaning with automatic weaning in post-surgical patients and examines the effect on total ventilation time, numbers of manipulations and alarms of the ventilator, length of stay in the ICU and in the hospital, 28- and 90-day mortality.

Being tested
SmartCare/PS
Keywords
mechanical ventilation, ventilator weaning, closed-loop, ventilation time

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SmartCare/PSDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total ventilation time during intensive care unit stay.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Time in the zone of respiratory comfort during invasive mechanical ventilation

  2. Number of ventilator alarms during invasive mechanical ventilation

  3. Number of ventilator manipulations during invasive mechanical ventilation

  4. Length of ICU and hospital stay

  5. 28-day and 90-day mortality

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Mar 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2007
  3. Primary completionAug 2008
  4. Study completionAug 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00445289
Sponsor's protocol ID
ASOPI
Acronym
ASOPI
Status last verified
Aug 2008
First submitted
7 Mar 2007
Last updated
18 Aug 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Lellouche F, Mancebo J, Jolliet P, Roeseler J, Schortgen F, Dojat M, Cabello B, Bouadma L, Rodriguez P, Maggiore S, Reynaert M, Mersmann S, Brochard L. A multicenter randomized trial of computer-driven protocolized weaning from mechanical ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Oct 15;174(8):894-900. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200511-1780OC. Epub 2006 Jul 13.

    PubMed 16840741
  • Dojat M, Brochard L, Lemaire F, Harf A. A knowledge-based system for assisted ventilation of patients in intensive care units. Int J Clin Monit Comput. 1992 Dec;9(4):239-50. doi: 10.1007/BF01133619.

    PubMed 1484275
  • Schadler D, Engel C, Elke G, Pulletz S, Haake N, Frerichs I, Zick G, Scholz J, Weiler N. Automatic control of pressure support for ventilator weaning in surgical intensive care patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 15;185(6):637-44. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1127OC. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

    PubMed 22268137

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing SmartCare/PS in people with Ventilator Weaning, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 2 sites in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Aug 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total ventilation time during intensive care unit stay.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00445289, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Aug 2008.

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