Accuracy of Using the CPAP Technique to Eliminate Air Leak and Prevent Excessive Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01384318

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-06-29

Start date

2011-06-30

Completion date

2012-05-31

Last updated

2012-11-30

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Conditions

Surgical Patients Intubated With Cuffed ETT

Brief summary

In common clinical practice, one means of ensuring an acceptable cuff pressure in endotracheal tubes (ETT) is to hold continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 20-25 cmH2O and inflate the cuff of the ETT until no gas leak is noted around the cuff. The purpose of this study is to validate this technique by checking the intracuff pressure using a manometer after the cuff is inflated using the CPAP technique.

Interventions

OTHERManometer

Measuring cuff pressure

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Having a cuffed ETT placed per treating anesthesiologist * \< 18 yrs of age.

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cuff pressure	Baseline	cm H2O measured by manometer

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026