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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Humidification System

NCT01546974 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 306

Last updated 2012-03-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which humidification system is more effective in preventing pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients. The study will compare a heat and moisture exchanger versus heated humidification.

Conditions

  • Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Interventions

DEVICE

HME filter Twin Star 55, Drager Medical, Germany

DEVICE

Heated humidification

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Sao Domingos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • JOSE R AZEVEDO, MD · Director ICU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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