NCT00262431View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Efficacy of Early Tracheostomy to Reduce Incidence of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

320

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2004

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2008

Conditions

Respiratory Insufficiency

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tracheostomy on day 3-5 in early group and 10-12 in late group

Upon admission to ICU, acute respiratory failure patients requiring at least 3 days of mechanical ventilation and defined by a SAPS II score between 35 and 65, will be randomly assigned to either arm A or B of the study.

Trial Locations (1)

10126

University of Turin, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Turin

All Listed Sponsors

collaborator

Regione Piemonte

OTHER

lead

University of Turin, Italy

OTHER

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