Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00131521
Comparison of Different Mucoactive Agents for the Care of the Intubated Patient in a Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Comparison of Different Mucoactive Agents for the Care of the Intubated Patient in a Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized, Double Blind, Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 260 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study compares N-acetylcysteine (mucomyst) and sodium chloride to determine their efficacy in the prevention of pulmonary mucus obstruction and retention in intubated patients admitted to the surgical trauma intensive care unit (STICU).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | mucomyst | |
| DRUG | sodium chloride (saline) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-01-01
- Completion
- 2007-12-01
- First posted
- 2005-08-18
- Last updated
- 2009-06-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00131521. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.