Semirecumbent Position by Mechanical Ventilation

Compliance of Recommended Semirecumbent Position in Ventilated Patients

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04149665

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-04

Start date

2020-01-11

Completion date

2020-08-15

Last updated

2020-06-16

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Conditions

Compliance, Treatment, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Brief summary

It's based in an observational trial in mechanical ventilated patients. The investigators assess the head of bed elevation angle in the routine treatment of the unit. The investigators decide to assess the time the patient has a semirecumbent position \>35°.

Detailed description

A Semirecumbent-bed position in mechanical ventilated patients is recommended in every international guidelines in order to avoiding Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Despite being a simple and cheap measure, the literature describe a low compliance. Globally, every intensive care unit tends to use different maneuvers that help or improve compliance of this recommendation. However, there are multiple factors in daily work that hinder compliance. Before taking actions, it would be convenient to know the current state of the unit. Investigators aim to evaluate the quality with which the recommendation is carried out in the unit in order to maintain a semirecumbent position. To conduct the Trial it will be used a device that measures continuously (every 5 minutes) the angle of the bed without giving any information to caregivers. Once patients are extubated the data will be collected.

Interventions

DEVICEsimple blind observation

Device that measures continuously the angle of bed by mechanical Ventilation to assess the time the bed is above 35°.

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Every ventilated patients

Exclusion criteria

* Patients excluded are those lower that 18 years old or neurocritical patients that require flat position.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Compliance of semirecumbent position in mechanical ventilated patients	November 2019 to April 2020	Assess how long are mechanical ventilated patient with a head of bed elevation above 35°.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demographic and disease characteristics of involved patients.	November 2019 to April 2020

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Primary ContactMarcos Delgado

marcos.delgado@spital.so.ch+41326273820

Outcome results

None listed

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