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To study the relationship between the total amount of fluid that has been accumulated in the body and the diaphragmatic function abnormalities among those patients with mechanical ventilator support

To study the correlation of cumulative fluid balance and diaphragmatic dysfunction among ventilated patients: a prospective observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/11/047421
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-11-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

AIIMS NEW DELHI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients (18-65 years) intubated for a duration of more than 48 hours and on controlled mechanical ventilator admitted in intensive care units, AIIMS New Delhi due to any medical/surgical reason.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pre-existing neuromuscular diseases (myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), cervical cord injury, diaphragmatic palsy 2. Pregnancy 3. Morbidly obese patient 4. Patients with poor diaphragmatic USG windows (presence of surgical dressings/ burns etc.) 5. Patients with a current pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum 6. Acute/worsening respiratory failure at or before day 3, any new onset respiratory failure defined as RR >35/min, P/F ratio 7. Patients extubated before day3 8. Patients on long term steroid treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation of cumulative fluid balance (CBF) with Diaphragm Thickness Fraction (DTF) at day 3 post intubationTimepoint: Day 3 post intubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
CBF with diaphragmatic excursion during spontaneous breathing trialsTimepoint: during spontaneous breathing trial after day 3;CBF with diaphragmatic excursion post extubationTimepoint: post extubation day 1 and 2;CBF with diaphragmatic thickness fraction at day 5and 7Timepoint: at day 5 and 7 post intubation;CBF with difficult/prolonged weaningTimepoint: more than 7 days;CBF with duration of mechanical ventilatorTimepoint: 7 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMANICHANDRA SINAM

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

jyotsna_punj@yahoo.com9810191116

Outcome results

None listed

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