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ABC Trial: Awakening and Breathing Controlled

NCT00097630 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 334

Last updated 2009-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a new RN/RRT (Registered Nurse/Registered Respiratory Therapist) directed 2-step protocol to wean patients off of a ventilator. This protocol involves daily attempts to halt sedation (spontaneous awakening trials) combined with daily assessments of patients while they are breathing on their own (spontaneous breathing trials).

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Respiration, Artificial

Interventions

PROCEDURE

SAT: Spontaneous Awakening Trial

PROCEDURE

SBT: Spontaneous Breathing Trial

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Thomas Foundation, Tennessee

    collaborator OTHER

  • Vanderbilt University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • E Wesley Ely, MD, MPH · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Brenda T Pun, RN, ACNP · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Richard W Light, MD · St. Thomas Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2007-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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