Comparison Of Suction Above Endotracheal Tube And Standard Endotracheal Tube In ICU Patients For The Incidence Of Lung Infection Caused Due To Ventilator

Comparison Of Suction Above Cuff Endotracheal Tube And Standard Endotracheal Tubes In ICU Patients For The Incidence Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/01/011507

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Age more than18 yrs,intubated more than 48 hrs,willing to participate,either sex

Interventions

Intervention1: Suction above cuff endotracheal tube: Endotracheal aspirates samples shall be collected within 24 hours of intubation and repeated every 48 hours and additionally subglottic secretions

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Either sex, intubated more than 48 hrs,willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 yrs, patients already on tracheostomy,patients intubated outside the hospital,death of patients within 48 hrs,patients relatives not giving consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of VAP in both groups and assessment of severity through CPIS scaleTimepoint: Samples will be collected with 24 hrs of intubation and then repeated at 48 and 96 hrs.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to VAP diagnosis Mortality rate Duration of ICU stayTimepoint: During ICU stay	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr K H Raghwendra

IGIMS

dr.khraghwendra@ymail.com9835092798

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026