Clinical trials: Airway Clearance Impairment
Airway Clearance Impairment, Intubating Conditions
Characteristics of Patients Intubated for Airway Protection in the Intensive Care Unit and Timing of Tracheostomy
Every year, approximately 10-15 patients are admitted to the general intensive care unit at our institution who have been intubated for airway protection for various reasons, the main ones being soft tissue infection of the…
- Trial name
- NCT07315477
- Testing
- early tracheostomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Chronic Respiratory Failure
Mechanical Insufflation in the Philadelphia Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cohort (MI-PALS) Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how doing mechanical insufflation (MI) using a mechanical insufflator-exsufflator (MI-E) device affects breathing in early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Chronic Respiratory Failure, Airway Clearance Impairment, Neuromuscular Diseases
- Trial name
- MI-PALS (NCT06119087)
- Testing
- Mechanical insufflation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Intubation Complication, Stroke, Ischemic
Prevention of Infection of the Respiratory Tract Through Application of Non-Invasive Methods of Secretion Suctioning
Adults who are unconscious or severely ill and need a breathing tube connected to a ventilator are at high risk of developing a lung infection (pneumonia) within the first few days in the intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Intubation Complication, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Head Trauma
- Trial name
- PIRAMIDES (NCT06113939)
- Testing
- airway clearance, subglottic secretion aspiration, Ceftriaxone 2 grams daily
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Cough, Airway Clearance Impairment
Does the Coaching Function Improve the Learning of Mechanical In-exsufflation (MI-E) in Paediatric Subjects?
The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in children with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) is recommended by international guidelines and societies and well documented.
- Conditions
- Cough, Airway Clearance Impairment, Neuromuscular Diseases
- Trial name
- MI-Ecoaching (NCT06190431)
- Testing
- Learning the use of an in-exsufflation device with the guidance of a physiotherapist, Using the coaching mode
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Critically Ill, Ventilation Therapy; Complications
Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients--Protocol for a Delphi Study
Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complication(s) arising from mucus retention.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Mucus Retention, Airway Clearance Impairment
- Trial name
- ACCorDingly (NCT06649734)
- Testing
- Delphi Study
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Airway Clearance Impairment
Outcome Comparisons of Vibratory Airway Clearance Devices
This pilot study aims to compare the ability of a higher oscillatory index device versus a lower oscillatory index device on airway secretion clearance and other clinically significant outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05873504
- Testing
- High Oscillatory Index Device, Low Oscillatory Index Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Bronchial Congestion, Airway Clearance Impairment
Bronchial Clearance Carried Out With a Mechanical In-exsufflator vs. a Manual Respiratory Physiotherapy Technique in Hospitalized Elderly People
Everywhere in the world, life expectancy is increasing. Currently, most individuals can expect to live up to 60 years and beyond. In all countries, the number and proportion of older adult in the population are rising.
- Trial name
- INEXPA2 (NCT06730217)
- Testing
- Intervention : mechanical insufflator, Control : standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Cystic Fibrosis in Children, Airway Clearance Impairment
Efficacy of Simeox Airway Clearance Therapy in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Chest physiotherapy plays a crucial role in treatment of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). New airway clearance techniques (ACTs) adapted to individual needs are still being sought to achieve the best effect of airway…
- Trial name
- NCT04084041
- Testing
- Simeox, CCPT
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Physio-Assist
Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Lung Compliance
Effects of Ventilator Hyperinflation Versus Vibrocompression in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The aim of the current study is to compare the effects of ventilator hyperinflation and vibrocompression on lung compliance in mechanically ventilated patients.
- Conditions
- Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Lung Compliance, Airway Clearance Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06791798
- Testing
- Ventilator Hyperinflation, Vibrocompression, Traditional Chest Physical Therapy Program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Airway Clearance Impairment
Comparisons of Two Airway Clearance Techniques
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques for patients with ventilator associated pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT06032871
- Testing
- high frequency chest wall oscillation, Chest physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hui-Ling Lin
Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neuron Disease
MN4000 for Treatment of CF and MND Patients in the Home Setting
The study was a non-randomized open label pilot study. It was an observational design conducted at one (1) site in the US. All enrolled subjects received treatment with the MN4000.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neuron Disease, Airway Clearance Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03797677
- Testing
- MN 4000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hill-Rom
Airway Clearance Impairment
Effects of Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator on Respiratory Function
The goal of this clinical trial is to prove the benefit of intrapulmonary percussive ventilator in healthy volunteers. The main questions are: How can intrapulmonary percussive improve lung function？ What is the subjective…
- Trial name
- NCT06000618
- Testing
- Intrapulmonary Percussive ventilator
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute-on-chronic Respiratory Failure
VICOR Study-High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillations (HFCWO) in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure and Hypersecretion
The study aims to evaluates if the treatment with HFCWO Via The Vest® Airway Clearance System, in addition to standard care in critically ill patients admitted in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit for acute respiratory failure…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute-on-chronic Respiratory Failure, Airway Clearance Impairment
- Trial name
- VICOR2 (NCT05751707)
- Testing
- High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillations via The Vest® Airway Clearance System
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Raffaele Scala
Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Airway Clearance Impairment
In-line Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation in the Management of Ventilated Patients
Catheter suction (CS), the standard method for airway secretion management during mechanical ventilation, is invasive and has significant hemodynamic and traumatic side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT05365620
- Testing
- Mechanical In-Line Inexsufflation, catheter suction
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital
Bronchiectasis, Airway Clearance Impairment
Is a Single Daily Session Combining HS + Physio Sufficient to Obtain Long-term Clinical Benefits in Bronchiectasis?
The present study will aim to find out whether a home treatment in people with bronchiectasis consisting of a single daily session to facilitate expectoration (combining nebulization of hypertonic saline (HS) at 6% followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT04905992
- Testing
- Hypertonic saline at 6%, Airway clearance techniques (oscillating positive expiratory pressure therapy)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Neuromuscular Diseases, Children, Only
Mechanical Cough Augmentation in Children With NMD
The study investigates the prevalence and use of mechanical insufflation - exsufflation (MI-E) in children with Neuromuscular disorders (NMD) in Norway.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases, Children, Only, Airway Clearance Impairment, Cough
- Trial name
- NCT03831568
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis, Airway Clearance Impairment
IPV vs CPT for Airway Clearance During CF Exacerbation
Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) will show greater improvements in Forced Expiatory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) shorter duration of stay, and greater time to next pulmonary exacerbation in pediatric Cystic Fibrosis…
- Trial name
- NCT03261219
- Testing
- Intrapulmonary Percussive ventilation, Chest Physiotherapy Vest (Incourage)
- Sponsor
- University of Florida