Prediction of Extubation Success by the Patient

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
Information provided by:	Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00448565

Purpose

The evidence-based approach to wean and consecutively extubate patients is based solely on objective criteria/tests. The introduction of subjective criteria could further improve the actual method.

Condition
Mechanical Ventilation Respiratory Failure Extubation

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective

Further study details as provided by Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli:

Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	January 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients in interdisciplinary ICU

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

all intubated patients ready for a spontaneous breathing trial

Exclusion Criteria:

not awake
not collaborative

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00448565

Locations

Switzerland
University hospital, Service des Soins intensifs
Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
Switzerland, Ticino
Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, 6500

Sponsors and Collaborators

Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Andreas Perren, MD

Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli

More Information

Responsible Party:	ICU ( Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli )
Study ID Numbers:	CEC-06-2807
Study First Received:	March 15, 2007
Last Updated:	January 30, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00448565
Health Authority:	Switzerland: Swissmedic

Keywords provided by Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli:

extubation
prediction

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiration Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 11, 2009