NCT02246946

Positive Airway Pressure on Pleural Effusion After Drainage

Efficacy of the Addition of Positive Airway Pressure to Conventional Chest Physiotherapy in the Time to Resolution of Pleural Effusion After Drainage

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 156 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of intermittent positive airway pressure breathing (specific lung expansion technique) to conventional chest physiotherapy chest drainage is effective to accelerate the reabsorption of pleural effusion and consequently decrease the duration of chest tube drainage and respiratory system impairment. These effects would decrease hospital stay lengths and the incidence of pulmonary complications.

Conditions

• Pleural Effusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Positive Airway Pressure	To this group, Intermittent Positive Airway Pressure Breathing with 15 mmHg by Muller Reanimatior (Engemed, Brazil) device with a rubber facial mask will be provide
OTHER	Conventional Chest Physiotherapy	To this group, routine physiotherapy exercises will be conducted plus Intermittent Positive Airway Pressure Breathing with 4 mmHg by Muller Reanimatior (Engemed, Brazil) device with a rubber facial mask will be provide
PROCEDURE	Control group	to this group, Airway Pressure Breathing with 4 mmHg by Muller Reanimatior (Engemed, Brazil) device with a rubber facial mask will be provide

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2014-09-23
• Last updated: 2017-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil