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Expiratory Rib Cage Compression in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

NCT01525121 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-02-02

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Summary

This is a randomized crossover study, designed to evaluate if the manual expiratory rib cage compression technique improves respiratory mechanics and is effective in secretion removal in mechanically ventilated patients.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Expiratory Rib Cage Compression

The therapist hands were positioned on the lower ribs, and the force was applied every two breaths only during the expiration, synchronizing the maneuver rate with the patient's respiratory rate. Then, the patients underwent a suctioning procedure, and a hyperinflation maneuver consisting of a 10 minutes period under pressure support ventilation of 35 cmH2O was done. In control intervention instead of the compressive maneuver the patients were kept on normal ventilation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernando S Guimarães, PhD · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

  • Sara LS Menezes, PhD · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

  • Agnaldo J Lopes, PhD · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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