NCT01351259

Continuous Control of Polyurethane Tracheal-cuff Pressure: Efficiency of a Pneumatic Device

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Underinflation and overinflation of tracheal cuff are common in intubated patients, including those intubated with polyurethane-cuffed tubes. The aim of this study is to determine the efficiency of a pneumatic device in controlling cuff pressure.

Detailed description

Underinflation and overinflation of tracheal cuff are associated with severe complications such as microaspiration of contaminated secretions, and tracheal ischemia. Efficient control of cuff pressure would probably allow reducing complications related to variations in cuff pressure.

Conditions

• Mechanical Ventilation Complication
• Tracheal Intubation Morbidity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Pneumatic device, cylindrical or tapered cuff	Continuous control of cuff pressure using a pneumatic device (Nosten) Cylindrical (Kimberly Clark tube) or tapered (Covidien tube) tracheal cuff

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2011-05-10
• Last updated: 2013-09-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France