CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy Study of a Novel Device to Clean the Endotracheal Tube

United States74 participantsStarted 2012-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the in-vivo efficacy of a novel device (endOclear) for cleaning the endotracheal tube (ETT) lumen from secretions. The investigators hypothesize that a protocol of routine ETT cleaning with endOclear may increase the ETT luminal volume measured at extubation compared to the current standard of care. The device may therefore be clinically useful by better maintaining the ETT original function.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients expected to be intubated for at least 48 hours or longer * Enrollment within 24 hours from intubation time Exclusion Criteria: * Current and past participation in another intervention trial conflicting with the present study * Pregnant women and prisoners

What they're measuring

Percentage of Occlusion Assessed Using a High Definition Computed Tomography Imaging of the Extubated ETTs

Timeframe: At extubation (An expected average of 5 days)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01765530

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-12

Results submitted2016-10-26

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