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Time Interval for Changing Closed System Suction Catheters, Effect on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

NCT00447109 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 344

Last updated 2007-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia between two groups of patients randomised to have closed system suction catheter changes every 24 hours and patients having closed system suction catheter changes every seven days or as required.

Conditions

  • Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated
  • Closed System Suction Catheter

Interventions

DEVICE

Closed system suction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Deakin University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bayside Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Lauren J McTier · Deakin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2004-04-30

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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