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Comparison of microbiological samples obtained in cultures of tracheal and subglottic aspirates.

Microbiological concordance of subglottic secretion and tracheal aspirate cultures of critically ill patients with invasive airway devices

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/04/041592
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-04-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Culture of subglottic secretions and tracheal secretions: Both subglottic and tracheal secretions will be cultured to see concordance of results Intervention2: not applicable: not appli

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients admitted to Main ICU during the study duration will be enrolled on Day 1 of admission and samples of subglottic and tracheal secretions will be sent on Day 1, 4 and 7.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients without any invasive airway devices in situ. Patients with history of upper airway disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Microbiological concordance of subglottic and tracheal secretions culture reportsTimepoint: Sampling on day 1,4,7—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical surveillance of ventilator associated pneumoniaTimepoint: Daily during first week of admission to ICU;Incidence of VAPTimepoint: Every day during study period—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Neeru Sahni

PGIMER, Chandigarh

neerunalin@yahoo.com9872646106

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026