Clinical Trial of a Computer-driven Weaning System for Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Respiratory Insufficiency

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a computer-assisted ventilator weaning system (Drager Smartcare) to our current standard of care in the medical intensive care unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00606554

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

33

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than 18 years
• Initiated on mechanical ventilation via endotracheal tube
• Admitted to Medical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Intensive Care Unit Team (Harrison Avenue Campus, Menino Pavilion)
• Requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours
• Meets prespecified weaning criteria

You may not qualify if…

• Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate order
• Pregnancy
• Mechanical ventilation initiated at another hospital
• Cardiac arrest for more than 5 minutes with poor neurologic prognosis
• Tracheostomy

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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