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Gases Humidification During Noninvasive Ventilation : Heat and Moisture Exchanger or Heated Humidifier ?

NCT00221819 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-05-09

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Summary

To humidify gases during non invasive ventilation, both to heated humidifier (HH) and heat and moisture exchanger (HME) are routinely used. Patients receiving non invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure were randomized to HME or HH. The purpose of this study was to evaluate respiratory parameters and arterial blood gases (ABG) of patients during NIV with small dead space HME compared to HH.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

heated humidifier (device)

DEVICE

Heat and moisture exchanger (device)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Bordeaux

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • alexandre Boyer, Dr · University Hospital, Bordeaux

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2004-12-31
Completion
2004-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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