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Prophylaxis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia by Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy

NCT00529776 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2008-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients may be prevented by continuous lateral rotation therapy (CLRT) using specially designed, motor driven beds.

Patients are randomized to CLRT or supine position if mechanically ventilated and not suffering from pneumonia or ARDS within 48 hours after intubation. Prophylaxis of VAP is standardized in both groups. Primary endpoint is incidence of VAP, secondary endpoints are length of ventilation, length of stay and mortality.

Conditions

  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Continuous lateral rotation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Staudinger, MD · Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

  • Thomas Staudinger, MD · Dept. of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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