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Pneumonia in Tetanus Study

NCT01331252 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-09-15

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Summary

This is a randomised controlled trial of the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in patients with severe tetanus admitted to the intensive care ward nursed in a supine or semi-recumbent position.

Conditions

  • Tetanus

Interventions

OTHER

semi-recumbent

Patient rests in a semi-recumbent body position

OTHER

supine

Patient rests in a supine position

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher Parry, MD · Oxford University CLinical Research Unit - Viet Nam

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Primary Completion
2002-03-31
Completion
2002-03-31

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