Status:
COMPLETED
Assessment of the Diagnostic Capacity of the Mini-broncho Alveolar Lavage Performed Through a Suction Catheter
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Collaborating Sponsors:
PLASTIMED Laboratory
Conditions:
Bacterial Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to develop a safe and effective technique to take sample for lower respiratory tract cultures easy to perform in conditions of acute respiratory failure and spontaneous ventil...
Detailed Description
At the moment we lack an effective and safe technique to obtain lower respiratory tract cultures for patient with mild serious infectious pneumonia admitted in intensive care unit and non intubated. I...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age over 18
- Radiological diagnosis of pneumonia (community acquired or nosocomial)
- No microbiological diagnosis known
- Indication for culture of lower respiratory tract
- Admission in intensive care unit required
Exclusion
- Age lower than 18
- Bronchospasm
- Coagulopathy ( Platelets count below 100 000/mm3, prothrombin time less than 50%, activated partial thromboplastin time ratio higher than 2)
- Intubation with mechanical ventilation
- Known microbiological diagnosis
- Incapacity for consenting himself to the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00763620
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
September 23 2011
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Dr Pascal MEYER
Corbeil-Essonnes, Île-de-France Region, France, 91000