CompletedNot Applicable

Speaking Valve Combined With Airway Pressure Predicts Upper Airway Patency in Adult Tracheotomized Patients

China248 participantsStarted 2021-10-01

Plain-language summary

This study was aimed to evaluate whether speaking valve combined with airway pressure could predict upper airway patency non-invasively in prolonged tracheostomized patients, identify candidates who need following endoscopy examination.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Weaned from ventilator more than 48 hours * No any organ failure * No sepsis * Stable heart rate and blood pressure * Lung infection under control * PCO2\<60mmHg * Patient and family sign informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Serious dysfunction of vital organs * Unable tolerance of cuff deflated * Laryngopharyngeal trauma * Known severe upper airway obstruction before referrer to our department * Endoscopy(bronchoscopy or laryngoscopy) has been performed and the condition of the upper airway has known

What they're measuring

Upper airway patency

Timeframe: The patients started using the speaking valve combined with airway pressure measurement on the day of enrollment. After that, bronchoscopy should be performed within 48 hours.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06521320

SponsorCapital Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-04-30

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