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Effect of rib cage compression on airway - secretion removal and respiratory parameters

Survey the effect of rib cage compression on airway - secretion removal and respiratory parameters in mechanically ventilated patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2012111911538N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2012-12-19
Start date
2012-11-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

accumulation of airway secretion,compplete or partial obstruction,impire in ventilation. lower respiratory infection

Interventions

Intervention 1: A group's intervention :first suctioning without rib cage compression then suction with rib cage compression during expiration time with 3 hours interval between the two interventi
Prevention
A group's intervention :first suctioning without rib cage compression then suction with rib cage compression during expiration time with 3 hours interval between the two intervention
B group's Intervention : first suctioning with rib cage compression then suction without rib cage compression during expiration time with 3 hours interval between the two intervention

Sponsors

Vice- chancellor for Research of Guilan University of Medical Science
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusionl criteria: age 18 to 65 years, having 7-8.5 mm endotracheal tube, connected to a volume mode ventilator for a minimum of 48 hours, stable hemodynamic status (mean arterial pressure between 110 to 60 mm Hg, heart rate of less than 110 beats per minute and arterial oxygen saturation greater than 90% of the activity in the absence of oxygen ventilator (Fio2) is less than 60 percent), lack of a chest tube, no chest surgery or injuries, no rib fractures, pneumothorax,embolism, subcutaneous emphysema metastatic cancers, no burns, skin grafts and reconstructive surgery of the chest,no spine Fusion, pregnancy, obesity (body mass index (BMI)> 30) and no use of cardiac pacemakers,sever scoliosis , unstable chest, absence abscess or cysts of the lung, report of chest x-ray of infiltration, atelectasis, no history of lung disease, according to records and having a score of -4 or -5 based on criteria Richmond (RASS). Exclusion criteria : mucolytic and muscle paralysis drugs, start, stop, or change the bronchodilator medications during the study, changes in the configuration of mechanical ventilation during the study period ,received endotracheal suctioning in less than an hour, closed suction system, severe bronchospasm, increased brain pressure based on The doctor diagnose, and vascular fragility (petechiae, purpura and ecchymosis).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Airway secretion. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: weighing secretions by suctionning out.;Respiratory parameters. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: ventilator monitor observation.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarkhondeh Yousofnia

Guilan University of Medical Sciences

fyosofnia@gmail.com+98 13 1555 5056

Outcome results

None listed

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