Status:
UNKNOWN
Continuous Exhaled Breath Condensate pH in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Virginia
Conditions:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
1+ years
Brief Summary
Given the possible prognostic relationship between exhaled breath condensate pH and clinical symptoms, it is quite plausible that exhaled breath condensate pH can prove useful in the intensive care un...
Detailed Description
The investigators have developed a method of collecting exhaled breath condensate pH continually from ventilated patients, which (1) takes samples from an exhaust port on the outside of the ventilator...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any intubated patients, aged birth to adulthood, who are on a ventilator in any University of Virginia (UVA) intensive care unit.
Exclusion
- Control subjects may not be taking oral or inhaled steroids or have asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, bacterial or viral pneumonitis, or adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00429637
Start Date
December 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
August 7 2008
Active Locations (1)
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908