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NCT Number: NCT01967108

Post Extubation Chest Physiotherapy in ICU

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of chest physiotheray treatment in preventing pulmonary complications and weaning faliure, in extubated critically ill patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Intensive Care Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus

Haifa, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

ICU patients, over 18 years' old, mechanical ventilated over 24 hours, candidates for extubation -

Exclusion criteria

Mental conditions, retardation, dementia, pregnancy, re-intubated patients

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Treatment and study plan

chest physiotherapy

Other

chest physiotherapy, up to one hour from extubation, in ICU patients

Primary outcomes

  1. re-intubation

    Time frame: 48 hours

    re-intubation up to 48 hours post extubation will be considered a weaning failure

Secondary outcomes

  1. oxygen saturation decrease

    Time frame: 48 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rambam Health Care Campus

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Post Extubation Chest Physiotherapy on Respiratory Complications and Weaning Failure in Critically Ill Patients

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 22, 2013
Registry last updated
May 7, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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