Evaluation of Different Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Systems in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Respiratory Failure

Treatments: Procedure: CPAP system

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00876473

590

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance, the tolerability and the efficacy on gas-exchange of different CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) systems.

Full description

Three CPAP systems are studied for each patient at the same level of PEEP: 1) continuous high-flow CPAP with fixed value PEEP valve; 2) continuous high-flow CPAP with Boussignac PEEP valve; 3) demand flow CPAP, supplied by a ventilator.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Intubated-tracheostomized subjects receiving CPAP during the weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• Hemodynamic instability
• Barotrauma
• Severe myopathy

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

Acute Respiratory Failure patients

Treatment:

Procedure: CPAP system