Investigating the effect of high-frequency Chest Wall oscillation (HFCWO) on respiratory outcomes of intubated patients admitted to the internal-surgery intensive care unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230614058485N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-06-20

Start date

2023-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-26

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Conditions

Respiratory outcome.

Interventions

The first group (control) will undergo standard chest physiotherapy in the intensive care unit, and the second group (intervention) will also use HFCWO in addition to standard chest physiotherapy..

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient aged between 20 to 70 years old, who are complete bed rest with generalized systemic illness and need chest physiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy History of chronic pulmonary disease Brain pathology Spine fracture and pathology Sepsis Pneumonia at first step Intubated at first step Gastrointestinal bleeding Lack of consent to enter the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Peneumonia. Timepoint: During hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Method of measurement: Nosocomial pneumonia or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) criteria.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZeinab Alizadeh

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

alizadeh.md6010@gmail.com+98 21 6530 0814

Outcome results

None listed

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