Online survey on “Clamping of the endotracheal tube to preserve the level of PEEP during disconnection from the ventilation circuit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038337

Enrollment

5000

Registered

2025-11-03

Start date

2025-11-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Invasively mechanically ventilated patients

Interventions

Group 1: Online survey of medical professionals in the emergency services, emergency rooms and intensive care units on the clamping of the endotracheal tube in patients invasively ventilated with PEE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Membership in the German Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of the endotracheal tube clamping procedure during disconnections from closed ventilatory tubing in invasively ventilated patients, single point at the survey	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Distinction of practice between prehospital settings, emergency departments, and intensive care units, and the identification of specific situations (PEEP levels and respiratory diagnoses) in which this procedure is executed	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Waydhas

Universitätsklinikum Essen

christian.waydhas@uni-due.de+49 173 2622211

Outcome results

None listed

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