Status:
COMPLETED
B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)-Guided Diagnostic Strategy in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients With Respiratory Failure
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborating Sponsors:
Swiss National Science Foundation
Conditions:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Heart failure is a common reason for respiratory failure in ICU patients. The rapid and accurate differentiation of heart failure from other causes of respiratory failure remains a clinical challenge....
Detailed Description
Background: Respiratory failure is not only the most important reason for admission of patients to a medical intensive care unit (ICU), but also a common reason for the deterioration of patients alrea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients presenting with primary or secondary respiratory failure in the ICU
Exclusion
- Age \<18 years
- Obvious traumatic cause
- Renal dysfunction (serum creatinine \>250umol/l)
- Sepsis
- Cardiopulmonary reanimation within the last 12 hours
- Shock
- Respiratory insufficiency triggered during bronchoscopy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
286 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00130559
Start Date
December 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
October 19 2011
Active Locations (6)
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1
University Hospital Basel, Medical ICU
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4031
2
University Hospital Basel, Surgical ICU
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4031
3
Hospital of Interlaken
Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3800
4
Hospital of Thun
Thun, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3600