NCT01143103

Comparison Between Respiratory Therapy With Cough Assist Technique and Usual Respiratory Therapy in Intensive Care Patients Suffering of Neurologic Disorder

Comparison Between Respiratory Physiotherapy With Cough Assist Technique and Usual Respiratory Care in Intensive Care Patients Suffering of Neurologic Disorder

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study aims to compare the efficiency of respiratory therapy with cough assist and the efficiency of usual respiratory therapy in intensive care patients suffering of neurologic disorder and cough ineffectiveness. The investigators hypothesis is that cough assist is more efficient than usual respiratory care in this group of patients.

Conditions

• Neurologic Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Cough assist (Philips,respironics)
OTHER	Usual respiratory therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2010-06-14
• Last updated: 2012-09-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland