ABC Trial: Awakening and Breathing Controlled

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging, Respiration, Artificial

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a new RN/RRT (Registered Nurse/Registered Respiratory Therapist) directed 2-step protocol to wean patients off of a ventilator. This protocol involves daily attempts to halt sedation (spontaneous awakening trials) combined with daily assessments of patients while they are breathing on their own (spontaneous breathing trials).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00097630

Run by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

People needed

334

Starts

2003-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-12-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Recently on mechanical ventilation (less than 2 weeks prior to enrollment)
• Require mechanical ventilation for more than 12 hours
• Over 18 years old
• Under the services of medicine, cardiology, and neurology

You may not qualify if…

• Admission after cardiopulmonary arrest
• Inability to obtain informed consent
• Existence of an extubation order at the time of the evaluation
• Dependence upon mechanical ventilation for 2 weeks prior to enrollment

Where it is running

• University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Pennsylvania - Presbyterian Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• St. Thomas Hospital — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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