Effects of Different Assisted Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury (ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Patients

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult

Treatments: Other: Mechanical Ventilation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00267241

1600

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects in terms of gas exchange, respiratory mechanics and comfort of breathing, of different assisted mechanical ventilation in ALI/ARDS patients.

Full description

ALI/ARDS patients (during assisted ventilation) will be ventilated with different types of assisted ventilation (pressure support, pressure support plus sigh, BIPAP, variable ventilation) and gas exchange, comfort of breathing, respiratory mechanics and pattern of breathing will be measured.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with ALI/ARDS

Exclusion criteria

• COPD patients
• Barotrauma
• Hemodynamic instability
• Age less than 18

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Description:

ALI/ARDS patients

Treatment:

Other: Mechanical Ventilation