Status:
TERMINATED
Evaluation of a Disposable Flexible Bronchoscope, aScope IV
Lead Sponsor:
University of Louisville
Conditions:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Flexible bronchoscopes are typically reusable and therefore need high level disinfection to prevent inadvertent spread of microbial pathogens from patient to patient. The process of disinfection is ti...
Detailed Description
Description Patients will be monitored by standard NIBP or invasive arterial lines, ECG and oxygen saturation. All patients are intubated due to their respiratory insufficiency or for airway protecti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult 18 years old and older
- Capable of giving informed consent or have an acceptable surrogate capable of giving legally authorized consent on the subject's behalf.
- Indication of a diagnostic and or therapeutic bronchoscopy as determined by the attending critical care physician
- Being cared for in the critical care units at the U of L Hospital
Exclusion
- 1\) Patient is moribund and a bronchoscopy is very unlikely to reduce impending mortality or can avert death
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 14 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02255838
Start Date
April 1 2015
End Date
January 14 2020
Last Update
April 26 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202