BEST (Burn Center Evaluation of Standard Therapies) Ventilator Mode Study-

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Burns

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare High Frequency Pressure Ventilation (HFPV) to conventional mechanical ventilation. Hypothesis: Patients placed on HFPV will have significantly higher number of ventilator-free days compared to patients placed on a conventional volume mode.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00351741

Run by

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

People needed

62

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-09-21

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients who are deemed to require ventilatory support for more than 24 hours from the time of screening.

You may not qualify if…

• Anticipated extubation within 24 hours of screening
• Patients who are pregnant Patients not expected to survive for more than 24 hours

Where it is running

• United States Army Institute of Surgical Research — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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