NCT01912105

Evaluation of a Closed Suction System to Remove Secretions From the Endotracheal Tube

Evaluation of a Closed Suction System to Remove Secretions From the Endotracheal Tube: a Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cleaning the endotracheal tube with a specifically designed device results in lower amount of secretions at extubation, assessed by micro CT scan

Conditions

• Intubation
• Expected Duration of Ventilation > 48h

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Airway medix closed suction system
DEVICE	standard closed suctioning systems

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2013-07-30
• Last updated: 2015-08-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy