Study to Measure the Prevalence of Asynchrony In Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Patient/Ventilator Asynchrony

In brief

This study will examine the prevalence of patient-ventilator asynchrony and its determinants. Mechanically ventilated trauma patients often experience asynchrony when their pattern of breathing does not match the triggering of a mechanical ventilator. Asynchrony is thought to be more common in delirious patients, patients with chronic lung disease and those who are heavily sedated. The study will examine the relationship between (1) delirium and sedation and (2) the prevalence of asynchrony in trauma patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01049958

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

36

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Trauma or surgical diagnosis
• Patients requiring mechanical ventilation

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with no spontaneous breathing efforts due to injury or chemical paralysis
• Patients with leaks in the patient ventilator system precluding evaluation of waveforms

Where it is running

• University Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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