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Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

NCT01541462 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2012-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients requiring the use of artificial ventilation (also called mechanical ventilation) for more than 21 days account for more than 37% of all ICU costs. As such, these patients are now transferred to centers that specialize in weaning patients from the respirator; these units are referred to as long-term acute care (LTAC) facilities. Despite the increase of LTAC facilities, research on the fastest method for disconnecting the patient from the respirator is lacking. In addition, little information is available regarding the long-term survival and quality of life after a prolonged course of artificial ventilation. The purpose of this study is to determine the fastest method for disconnecting the patient from the respirator at a LTAC facility and its effect on long-term survival and quality of life.

Conditions

  • Acute Mechanical Ventilatory Failure

Interventions

OTHER

Weaning

Decrease assistance provided by the ventilator

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • RML Specialty Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amal Jubran, MD · RML Specialty Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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