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Role of Bedside Ultrasound in Helping Doctors to Safely Remove the Breathing Tube in Children

Role of an integrated ultrasound protocol in predicting successful extubation in children - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/107943
Enrollment
49
Registered
2026-04-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who have been on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and planned for Spontaneous breathing trial are to be enrolled if they satisfy the following criteria removal or improvement of the primary disease that led to respiratory compromise and spontaneous breathing and intact central respiratory drive and intact cough reflex and steady hemodynamic state and muscle relaxant not used in 24 h and dosage of sedative and analgesic drugs not increasing and stable electrolyte state and appropriate gas exchange with positive end-expiratory pressure less than or equal to 5 cmH2O and fraction of inhaled oxygen concentration less than or equal to 0.5

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of diaphragm paralysis or known congenital heart lung or pleural malformation or cervical spine injury or neuromuscular diseases or major diaphragm procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Successful extubation, defined as the patient remaining free from invasive ventilatory support for at least 48 hours following planned extubationTimepoint: 48 hours after extubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Length of PICU stay and requirement of oxygen post extubationTimepoint: On day of extubation and daily till discharge from PICU

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Veena Raghunathan

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

drvraghunathan@gmail.com9871221112

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026