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NCT number NCT00652756
Other study ID # 7299
Secondary ID 000
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
First received April 1, 2008
Last updated April 5, 2017
Start date August 2007
Est. completion date February 2012

Study information

Verified date April 2017
Source Tufts Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of the VersaMed iVent ventilator in the acute care setting, hypothesizing that, in comparison to the standard approach, the use of the VersaMed will facilitate transport and reduce transport-associated complications while providing equivalent ventilatory support and transport success rates for both intubated patients and patients receiving noninvasive ventilation.


Description:

Transporting acute-care patients who require mechanical ventilation within a hospital can be fraught with hazards. Prior studies have revealed a high level of transport-associated complications including episodes of hypertension, hypoxemia, respiratory arrest, and death (1). In many institutions, the preferred method of transporting intubated patients is to use manual ventilation with a resuscitator bag, an approach that fully occupies one member of the transport team. Using a transport ventilator involves taking an intubated patient who has been placed on one ventilator and switching the patient to the transport ventilator; until now, transport ventilators had not been designed to match the capabilities of the more robustly engineered critical care ventilators.

The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to treat patients with COPD exacerbations and other forms of respiratory failure has increased because of its demonstrated efficacy in reducing the need for intubation as well as morbidity and mortality (2). None of the ventilators usually used for noninvasive ventilation was designed for in-patient transport.

Currently, the standard of care in this institution is to transport intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation by using a manual resuscitation bag and to transport patients receiving NIV by placing the patient on oxygen therapy without ventilatory support.

The VersaMed iVent ventilator was designed to treat respiratory failure in the acute care setting. The device is suitable for patients who are intubated as well as for patients receiving noninvasive ventilation, has a backup battery so that it can function during transport, and has been approved by the FDA for invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation. This device permits continuity of mechanical ventilation virtually regardless of patient status.

We propose to evaluate the utility of the VersaMed iVent ventilator in the acute care setting, hypothesizing that, in comparison to the standard approach, the use of the VersaMed will facilitate transport, reduce transport-associated complications, and provide equivalent ventilatory support and transport-success rates for both intubated patients and patients receiving NIV.

References

1. Braman SS, Dunn SM, Amico CA, Millman RP. Complications of intrahospital transport in critically ill patients. Ann Intern Med 1987; 107:469-73.

2. Mehta S, Hill NS. Noninvasive ventilation-state of the art. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; Feb; 163(2):540-77.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Withdrawn
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date February 2012
Est. primary completion date February 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients eligible for the trial will be receiving mechanical ventilation in the emergency department, critical care, and other patient care areas; and will require transport within the hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient must be at least eighteen years of age.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Use of ventilator during patient transport (Versamed iVent)
The goal of the transport ventilator is to provide optimal ventilation.
Other:
Bag-valve ventilation
Use of bag-valve ventilation during patient transport.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Tufts Medical Center Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tufts Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary To determine whether using a ventilator during patient transport has better outcomes than the current approach to transport. One year (estimated)
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