Removal of Endotracheal Tube Secretions Comprehensively Until Extubation (RESCUE)

O. M. Neotech

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 2

Conditions

Pneumonia

Mechanical Ventilation

Treatments

Device: CAM (Complete Airway Management) Catheters

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Other

Identifiers

NCT00663637

CAM-0801

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to measure secretion accumulation within endotracheal tubes of mechanically ventilated patients and test the efficacy, safety and clinical impact of removing the secretions using novel airway management catheters (Complete Airway Management Catheters: CAM Rescue Cath and CAM Endotrach Cath).

Full description

Thirty mechanically ventilated adult patients will be managed with standard suction catheters. Just prior to extubation, their physiological parameters (including work of breathing) will be recorded and acoustic reflectometry used to measure the degree of secretion accumulation within the endotracheal tube. The endotracheal tubes will then be cleaned using the CAM Catheters (Rescue Cath followed by Endotrach Cath) and the physiological parameters and endotracheal tube reflectometry measurements repeated for comparative analysis.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients receiving medical care in adult intensive care unit setting
Patients who have been intubated and mechanically ventilated for at least 12 hours
Patients intubated with an endotracheal tube with an internal diameter of 7.0 mm or greater

Exclusion criteria

Patients receiving medical care in a setting not compatible with an adult intensive care unit
Patients who have been intubated and mechanically ventilated for less than 12 hours
Patients intubated with an endotracheal tube with an internal diameter of 6.5 mm or less
Patients intubated with dual lumen or steel-reinforced endotracheal tubes