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WithdrawnNCT00813371

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation as a Preventative Strategy

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation as a Preventative Strategy in Patients at Risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The early initiation of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in multi-system trauma patients decreases the incidence and severity of acute lung injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and allows faster recovery of lung function.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEAirway Pressure Release VentilationAirway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) also known as Bi-Vent or Bi-Level ventilation is a time-cycled, pressure-limited mode of ventilation that allows spontaneous respiration throughout the ventilator cycle.
DEVICEARDSnet protocolARDSnet protocol

Timeline

Start date
2008-12-01
Primary completion
2011-12-01
Completion
2011-12-01
First posted
2008-12-23
Last updated
2009-08-25

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00813371. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.