Status:
COMPLETED
Enhancing Utilization of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Critical Care
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts Medical Center
Conditions:
COPD
Congestive Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of mechanical ventilation without an artificial airway (for example, an endotracheal tube). Over the past decade, evidence from...
Detailed Description
Project Focus The focus of this project is to improve the ventilatory management of patients with acute respiratory failure in the critical care setting by enhancing the use of non-invasive ventilatio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Starting on mechanical ventilation (including: invasive, noninvasive, CPAP or BiPAP for purpose of treatment of respiratory failure)
- 18 years of age or older
Exclusion
- Use of home mechanical ventilation, including nocturnal ventilation, continuous mechanical ventilation,BiPAP.
- Continuous use of CPAP or BiPAP for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Placed on mechanical ventilation for purposes of surgical anesthesia or use of anesthesia for a diagnostic procedure.
- Patient has tracheostomy or was intubated endotracheally prior to admission.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
800 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00458926
Start Date
November 1 2003
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
February 3 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111