Medical Gas Humidification During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation - Full Text View

Purpose

In this study, the investigators aimed to study the role of medical gas humidification during noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

Condition	Intervention
Respiration, Artificial Critical Illness	Device: MR730

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	The Humidification During Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Delivered by Helmet

Further study details as provided by Policlinico Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The level of temperature and humidity [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	19
Study Start Date:	June 2005
Study Completion Date:	November 2007

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Active Comparator	Device: MR730 humidity measurement inside the helmet by a capacitative hygrometer and evaluation of patients' comfort

Detailed Description:

The medical gases are usually dry and cold thus when they are used during invasive mechanical ventilation they must be conditioned. No data are present on the necessity to condition the medical gases during non invasive mechanical ventilation. In this study the investigators studied the humidity and the temperature of the medical gases with and without any conditioning during non invasive mechanical ventilation in a group of healthy subjects and critically ill patients.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Critically ill patients requiring non invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:

Comatose patients

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00124345

Locations


Italy
	Policlinico Hospital
	Milano, Italy, 20122

Sponsors and Collaborators

Policlinico Hospital

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Davide Chiumello, MD	Policlinico Hospital

More Information

Responsible Party:	Policlinico Hospital ( Davide Chiumello )
Study ID Numbers:	1457
First Received:	July 26, 2005
Last Updated:	December 18, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00124345
Health Authority:	Italy: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Policlinico Hospital:

temperature

humidity

non invasive mechanical ventilation

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Critical Illness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008

Sponsored by:	Policlinico Hospital
Information provided by:	Policlinico Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00124345