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Does Deflating the Tracheal Cuff Shorten Weaning Time?

NCT00956540 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 195

Last updated 2011-09-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether deflating the tracheal cuff in tracheostomized patients, during disconnections from ventilatory support along the weaning phase shortens the weaning time.

Conditions

  • Weaning
  • Tracheostomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Deflating tracheal cuff

Deflating tracheal cuff during ventilatory disconnections along the weaning phase in patients tracheostomized for prolonged weaning or ventilatory support.

PROCEDURE

Deflating tracheal cuff 2

Deflating tracheal cuff during ventilatory disconnections along the weaning phase in patients tracheostomized for low level of consciousness or inability to adequate manage the airway.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Virgen de la Salud

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gonzalo Hernandez, MD · Hospital Virgen de la Salud

  • Maria del Mar Cruz, MD · Hospital Virgen de la Salud

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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