Time Interval for Changing Closed System Suction Catheters, Effect on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated Clinical Trial

Official title:

Endotracheal Suction With or Without Daily Changes of Closed System Suction. Effect on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Cost

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00447109
• Other study ID #: 122/02
• Secondary ID: T10308
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 12, 2007
• Last updated: March 13, 2007
• Start date: September 2003
• Est. completion date: April 2004

Study information

• Verified date: March 2007
• Source: Bayside Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia between two groups of patients randomised to have closed system suction catheter changes every 24 hours and patients having closed system suction catheter changes every seven days or as required.

Description:

Comparison(s): the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia between two groups of patients randomised to have closed system suction catheter changes every 24 hours and patients having closed system suction catheter changes every seven days or as required.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 344
• Est. completion date: April 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged greater than 18 years

• Mechanically ventilated for more than 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• Admitted from other hospital already mechanically ventilated

• Massive haemoptysis

• Previously received mechanical ventilation

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Closed System Suction Catheter
• Pneumonia
• Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Intervention

Device:
• Closed system suction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Australia	The Alfred Hospital	Melbourne	Victoria

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bayside Health	Deakin University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Australia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	ventilator-associated pneumonia
Secondary	length of hospital
Secondary	intensive care stay
Secondary	duration of mechanical ventilation
Secondary	hospital mortality
Secondary	number of acquired organ system derangements
Secondary	cost of the closed system suction catheters