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Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients--Protocol for a Delphi Study

NCT06649734 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2026-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complication(s) arising from mucus retention. Available guidelines are largely based on clinical expertise and low-level evidence, with no international consensus on their use. This Delphi study aims to collect global opinions on the usefulness of these various airway clearance interventions. Statements are grouped into two distinct parts: (1) Humidification and Nebulization, and (2) Suctioning and Secretion mobilization techniques.

Conditions

  • Critically Ill
  • Ventilation Therapy; Complications
  • Mucus Retention
  • Airway Clearance Impairment

Interventions

OTHER

Delphi Study

A Delphi study will be conducted with several rounds up to stable expert consensus or dissensus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frederique Paulus, prof. dr. · Amsterdam UMC

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-12
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2025-09-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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