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NCT Number: NCT02281604

In-line Filters on ICU

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of 0.2/1.2 microliter in-line filter reduces the incidence of severe vasoplegia comparing to the 5 microliter filter.

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Key information

Conditions

Micropore Filters

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • all patients

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 18 years

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of severe vasoplegia

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit stay, an expected average of 1 week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Organ dysfunction

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit stay, an expected average of 1 week

    Severity of organdysfunction (SOFA-Score), incidence and severity of respiratory failure (Horovitz- Index), incidence and severity of acute kidney failure (RIFLE criteria), incidence and severity of delirium

  2. Inflammation

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit stay, an expected average of 1 week

    Interleukin-6

  3. Duration of ICU and hospital stay

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit/ hospital stay, an expected average of 1 or 4 week (s), respectively

  4. In-hospital mortality

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 weeks

  5. Morbidity

    Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 weeks

    Incidence of preoperative myocardial infarction, stroke, pneumonia, sepsis and acute kidney failure according to routine documentation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 3, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 1, 2019

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