NCT00927745

Clinical Evaluation of AutoFlow Mode During Mechanical Ventilation

Long Term Clinical Evaluation of AutoFlow Mode During Assist-Controlled Ventilation in ICU Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long term use of AutoFlow mode during mechanical ventilation in ICU patients

Detailed description

Many new mechanical ventilation modes are proposed without clinical evaluation. Among them, "dual-controlled" modes, as AutoFlow, are supposed to improve patient-ventilator interfacing, and could led to lesser alarm. This study is a long term clinical evaluation of AutoFlow during assist-controlled ventilation, focusing on its efficacy (on gas exchange and outcome) and on ventilator alarms.

Conditions

• Ventilation, Mechanical

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	AutoFlow mode on Evita 4 Dräger ventilators	Activation of AutoFlow mode during assist-controlled ventilation
DEVICE	Evita 4 Dräger ventilators	Assist-controlled ventilation without activation of AutoFlow mode

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-12-01
• Primary completion: 2003-12-01
• Completion: 2003-12-01
• First posted: 2009-06-25
• Last updated: 2009-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France