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Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeNCT02889770

Dead Space Monitoring With Volumetric Capnography in ARDS Patients

An observational study of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Capnography, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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 studies´ objective is to describe how different PEEP levels affect dead space measured by Bohr´s formula. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
PEEP titration
How many people
10 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2013to Jun 2016
Phase
Observational
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

Study population: ARDS patients

Who may be able to join

  • age older than 18 years
  • requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 4 hours and less than 12 hours
  • severe hypoxemia (PAFI < 200) secondary to ARDS or post-operatory atelectasis

Who cannot join

  • -requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation prior to enrollment in this study

About this study

Official title: Dead Space Monitoring During PEEP Titration in Patients With Hypoxemia Secondary to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This studies´ objective is to describe how different PEEP levels affect dead space measured by Bohr´s formula.

Read the detailed description

In ARDS patients PEEP has contradictory effects on ∆P (driving pressure of the airway) hat depends on the balance between lung recruitment and overdistension. Some authors showed that incremental levels of PEEP did not much affect dead space in ARDS patients. These studies used different methods for the assessment of dead space.

Such technique also overestimates the dead space. We believe that the right way to measure dead space is applying the original Bohr's equation using the mean PACO2 value. Therefore, the aim of this observational study was to describe the effect that PEEP has on Bohr's dead space and its sub-components in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS.

This observational study was performed in the Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital.

Protocol design The protocol started recording the data during baseline protective ventilation. After 15 minutes of data recording, we studied four levels of PEEP - 0, 6, 10 and 16 cmH2O - which were randomly assigned by a randomization table.

Respiratory, hemodynamic, arterial blood gas analysis and volumetric capnographic parameters were recorded. We analyzed the last 2 minutes of each protocol steps consisting in more than 30 breaths or data-points.

Being tested
PEEP titration
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Distress Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • PEEP titrationOther

    Exposure to different PEEP levels

What is being measured

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

  1. Dead space variation

    How dead space, measured by Bohr´s formula, varies with different PEEP levels during a recruitment manouver

    Measured: 60 min

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Sep 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2013
  3. Primary completionOct 2015
  4. Study completionJun 2016

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
10 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02889770
Sponsor's protocol ID
1968
Status last verified
Sep 2016
First submitted
31 Aug 2016
Last updated
7 Sep 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Capnography, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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 3 inclusion and 1 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 7 Sep 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Dead space variation (time frame: 60 min). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Sep 2016.

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