Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Drainage of Subglottic Secretions on Pneumonia Acquired Under Mechanical Ventilation
Lead Sponsor:
Poissy-Saint Germain Hospital
Conditions:
ICU's Patients Under Mechanical Ventilation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether drainage of subglottic secretions is effective to reduce the incidence of pneumonia acquired under mechanical ventilation in ICU's patients.
Detailed Description
Nosocomial infection represent a major problem in hospitals. In intensive care units, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality. Incidence of VAP ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ICU patients expected to require MV more than 48 hours
Exclusion
- patients already intubated for more than 12 hours
- patients intubated with another tube than the HiLo Evac tube
- patients admitted for cardiac arrest
- patients admitted for self poisoning
- patients admitted with tracheotomy
- patients already included in an another clinical trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
440 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00219661
Start Date
June 1 2003
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
April 23 2007
Active Locations (4)
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1
Avignon Hospital
Avignon, France, 84 000
2
André Mignot Hospital
Le Chesnay, France, 78
3
Poissy Saint-Germain Hospital
Poissy, France, 78300
4
Poisyy Saint-Germain Hospital
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 78