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Nasotracheal Suction With Tiemann Catheter Compared to the Classic Technique With the Suction Catheter

NCT02261428 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2015-03-17

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Summary

The study compares the effectiveness of Tiemann and Suction catheters, with regard to attempts to enter the trachea and the time required for the procedure.

Conditions

  • Muscle Weakness

Interventions

DEVICE

Catheter Tiemann

We tested the ability of Tiemann catheter to access trachea in order to aspirate bronchial secretions in ICU patients

DEVICE

Suction catheter

We tested the ability of Suction catheter to access trachea in order to aspirate bronchial secretions in ICU patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grigoriadis Konstantinos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dimitrios Angouras, MD · Athens University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Theodoros Xanthos, MD · Athens University School of Medicine, Postgraduate program in CPR (moderator)

  • Konstantinos Grigoriadis, PT · Attikon Hospital

  • Katerina Flevari, MD · Attikon Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

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