NCT00698958

Ambulatory Adaptation to Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

A Randomized Trial to Compare the Effectiveness of Hospital or Ambulatory Approach for Adaptation to Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure Secondary to Neuromuscular Diseases or Thoracic Cage Alterations

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Clinic of Barcelona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomised study to assess the effectiveness of ambulatory adaptation to non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patient with hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to neuromuscular diseases or alterations in thoracic cage in comparison with hospital adaptation.

Conditions

• Chronic Respiratory Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ambulatory adaptation to non- invasive mechanical ventilation for 7 days	Ambulatory adaptation to non- invasive mechanical ventilation for 7 days
PROCEDURE	Hospital based adaptation to non- invasive mechanical ventilation for 7 days	Hospital based adaptation to non- invasive mechanical ventilation for 7 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-06-01
• First posted: 2008-06-17
• Last updated: 2008-06-17