Evaluation of an Analgosedation Protocol in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Tampa General Hospital (TGH)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Effect of Protocolized Sedation on Days of Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Treatments: Other: Sedation protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02100735

Pro00016830

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the investigators provide sedation (medicine that make you sleepy) in the investigators intensive care unit (ICU). This study will look at a new way of using sedation in the ICU to see what effect it has on patients and if it decreases the amount of time spent on mechanical ventilation (machine that breathes for you), and in the ICU.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 18 years of age and older
• Patients expected to require mechanical ventilation for greater than 48 hrs

Exclusion criteria

• Need for continuous neuromuscular blockade
• Severe chronic neurocognitive dysfunction
• Tracheostomy at the time of study enrollment
• Alcohol withdrawal risk or symptoms
• Drug overdose
• Chronic use of narcotics
• Active seizures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Sedation protocol

Experimental group

Description:

Sedation protocol is a document that will be used to guide the adjustment of sedation in the ICU.

Treatment:

Other: Sedation protocol

Standard of care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Current practices

Treatment:

Other: Sedation protocol