Efficacy of Manual Hyperinflation in Supine Versus Lateral Decubitus Position in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201909817075549

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-02

Start date

2017-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

pneumonia Respiratory

Interventions

manual hyperinflation from supine lying

manual hyperinflation from side lying

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: mechanically ventilated patients with ventilator associated pneumonia according to chest x-ray male gender ages ranged from 40-50 years the body mass index ranged from 18.5 to 29.9 kg/ m2 hemodynamic stability.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: contraindications to assume different positions bilateral lung dysfunction unstable cardiovascular conditions e.g arrhythmia history of pulmonary tuberculosis intercostal catheter with a visible air leak.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PaO2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2);Oxygen saturation (SaO2) ;ratio of partial pressure of oxygen and fraction inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2).	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactbasant Elrefay

assistant professor faculty of physical therapy cairo university

bassanthamdy@yahoo.com01001224979

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026