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A study of properties of lung expansion in seriously ill patients on artificial breathing machine â??ventilatorâ?? and testing the performance of a artificial breathing machine teaching model "simulator"

A study of pulmonary mechanics in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients and testing the performance of a ventilator simulator- Pulm_mech ICU study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/026218
Enrollment
300
Registered
2020-06-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J969- Respiratory failure, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

St Johns Medical college Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) 2. mechanically ventilated on controlled mode of ventilation 3. Deeply sedated (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale -4 or -5) without any spontaneous breathing efforts or paralysed with muscle relaxants.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with spontaneous breathing activity having respiratory efforts.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the lung mechanics parameters in critically ill mechanically ventilated patientsTimepoint: 0—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To test the performance of the simulator against an artificial one compartment lung model. To test the performance of the simulator against natural lung models from mechanically ventilated patients. Timepoint: 0—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNatesh Prabu R

St Johns Medical College Hospital

drnateshrprabu@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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