Checklists and Upright Positioning in Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Patients (Check-UP) Trial

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Respiratory Failure

In brief

The use of a written, pre-procedure checklist and positioning the patient with the head of the bed elevated have been proposed as interventions capable of preventing complications during non-elective intubation and are used intermittently in routine care -- however neither have been examined in a prospective trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02497729

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

260

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Airway management events will be included in which:
• Patient is admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
• Planned procedure is endotracheal intubation
• Planned operator is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellow
• Administration of sedation and/or neuromuscular blockade is planned
• Age ≥ 18 years old

You may not qualify if…

• Airway management events will be excluded in which:
• Operator feels specific patient positioning during intubation is required
• Urgency of intubation precludes safe performance of study procedures
• Operator feels an alternative pre-procedure checklist or no checklist is required

Where it is running

• University of Alabama - Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Louisiana State University School of Medicine — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Ochsner Medical Center — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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