Semi-quantitative Cough Strength Score (SCSS)
![]() |
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03031860 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 26, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2018
|
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
---|---|
Mechanical Ventilation | Other: Semiquantitative Cough Strength Score |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Observational Model: | Other |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Impact of Semi-quantitative Cough Strength Score as a Strong Predictor for Extubation Outcome in Head Trauma Patients: a Prospective Descriptive Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2017 |
- Other: Semiquantitative Cough Strength Score
Evaluate extubation outcome according to degree of evaluated Semiquantitative Cough Strength ScoreOther Name: (SCSS)
- Extubation outcome (success or failure), is the patient reintubate again or not and it's correlation with the level of Cough Strength Score [ Time Frame: within 6 hours postextubation ]The cough strength was scored from 0 to 5 as follows: 0 = no cough on command, 1 = audible movement of air through the endotracheal tube but no audible cough, 2 = weakly (barely) audible cough, 3 = clearly audible cough, 4 = stronger cough and 5 = multiple sequential strong coughs.

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- The study included 80 adult male and female patients' their ages between 18-65 years admitted to trauma ICU with head trauma, on mechanical ventilation more than 24 hours and was ready to be weaned off from mechanical ventilation after successful spontaneous breathing trial and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score > 8 before extubation
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients who had undergone tracheostomy before extubation, GCS ≤ 8, chest trauma (ribs fracture and lung contusion) and patients with chronic chest disease (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis and cancer lung) were excluded from the study.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03031860
Egypt | |
Assiut university faculty of medicine | |
Assiut, Egypt |
Principal Investigator: | Eman M Aziz | assiut university faculty of nursing |
Responsible Party: | Abdelrady S Ibrahim, MD, Assistant professor of anesthesia and ICU, Assiut University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03031860 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB0000871237 |
First Posted: | January 26, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 8, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |