Status:
COMPLETED
Positive Airway Pressure on Pleural Effusion After Drainage
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conditions:
Pleural Effusion
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of intermittent positive airway pressure breathing (specific lung expansion technique) to conventional chest physiotherapy chest drainage is e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age over 18 years
- presence of pleural effusion
- have undergone chest drain for fewer than 24 hours
Exclusion
- contraindication to the use of non-invasive equipment that generates positive airway pressure (such as: intolerance, phobia, drowsiness, restlessness, confusion, hemodynamic instability requiring vasopressor therapy, systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg, facial trauma, ineffective cough or inability to swallow, nausea or vomiting, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, acute myocardial infarction within the last 48 hours, pneumothorax or bullous emphysema)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
156 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02246946
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
January 18 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital das Clínicas Dr. Alberto Lima
Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, 68900073