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Checklists and Upright Positioning in Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Patients (Check-UP) Trial

NCT02497729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 260

Last updated 2016-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The use of a written, pre-procedure checklist and positioning the patient with the head of the bed elevated have been proposed as interventions capable of preventing complications during non-elective intubation and are used intermittently in routine care -- however neither have been examined in a prospective trial.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Written Checklist

Use of a written checklist pre and peri-intubation

PROCEDURE

Head of Bed Up

Raising the patient's head of bed to 25 degrees

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Todd W Rice, MD, MSc · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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