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Evaluation of the CleanSweep™ Closed Suction System on Length of Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator-Associated Events

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Rush

Status

Completed

Conditions

Mechanical Ventilation Complication

Treatments

Device: CleanSweep Closed Suction System

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03868735
18110802

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the CleanSweep™ Closed Suction System on time to first successful spontaneous breathing trial in mechanically ventilated patients in the medical intensive care unit. Secondary aims of this study are to evaluate the use endotracheal tube sweeping compared to closed suctioning effect on length of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, length of total hospital stay, and occurrence of ventilator-associated events.

Full description

This is designed as a prospective, randomized control trial, in a large, urban, academic medical center. This study will include mechanically ventilated patients (n = 272) in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at Rush University Medical Center. It will exclude patients with a tracheostomy on admission, those requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), or transferred from an outside facility receiving more than 24 hours of mechanical ventilation. Two groups will be randomly assigned via computer randomization. The experimental group will be placed on the CleanSweep™ Closed Suction System immediately after intubation or upon arrival to the MICU. Endotracheal tubes (ETTs) will be cleaned with the balloon sweeping technology every time a respiratory therapist suctions the patient. The control group will be placed on the standard in-line suction device. Airway suctioning will be performed in both groups as per department policy (Catheter advanced until resistance is met and withdrawn slowly for a duration no longer than 15 seconds while applying negative pressure). Both groups will also receive a ventilator bundle that consists of head of bed elevation, ETT cuff pressure management, deep vein thrombosis prevention, daily sedation interruption and SBT, and oral care every 4 hours with chlorhexidine at 12pm (noon) and 12am midnight.

Enrollment

272 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Orally intubated patient with endotracheal tube
  • Mechanically ventilated less than 24 hours prior to enrollment

Exclusion criteria

  • Less than 18 years old
  • Tracheostomy tube
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Transfer from outside hospital with more than 24 hours of mechanical ventilation

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

272 participants in 2 patient groups

CleanSweep Closed Suction System
Experimental group
Description:
Device that includes balloon sweeping technology
Treatment:
Device: CleanSweep Closed Suction System
Standard in-line suction device
No Intervention group
Description:
In-line suction device already in on intubated patients with an endotracheal tube

Trial documents
1

Trial contacts and locations

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