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Evaluation of the lung-protective effect of reduced inspiratory flow rate with a long inspiratory ramp time during pressure-controlled ventilation: a feasibility study

Evaluation of the lung-protective effect of reduced inspiratory flow rate with a long inspiratory ramp time during pressure-controlled ventilation: a feasibility study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035496
Enrollment
28
Registered
2024-11-12
Start date
2025-09-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

lung-protective ventilation

Interventions

Group 1: Cotroll-group: Pressure controlled ventilation with a short inspiratory ramp time Group 2: Study-group: Pressure controlled ventilation with a long inspiratory ramp time

Sponsors

Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients, scheduled for elective brain surgery in supine position with planned time of surgery for at least four hours were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age under 18 years, unable to give consent, terminal pulmonary disease, pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m², American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status greater than three, history of taking immunosuppressants, implanted electronic devices as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D), severe anemia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the mechanical power between study and controll group

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the Horovitz index between study and control group during the intervention Comparison of the change of compliance during the time of mechanical ventilation between study and controll group Comparison of the area of ventilation between study and control group during the intervention Change of lungs specific biomarkers in dependance of ventilation time and group assignment Evaluation of postoperative pulmonary complications in dependance of group assignment

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Hell

Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Freiburg

johannes.hell@uniklinik-freiburg.de0049 761 270 23450

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 9, 2026