Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:25 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:25 AM
NCT ID:
NCT04258020
Brief Summary:
At the time of weaning from mechanical ventilation, patients with heart and/or lung conditions will be given oxygen support with alternating bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP; oxygen via face mask) and heated high flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC; oxygen via nasal cannula) to see if this method reduces the likelihood of re-intubation.
Detailed Description:
It is clinically challenging to predict when patients can be successfully removed from mechanical ventilation (MV). Liberating high-risk patients such as the elderly and those with complex, chronic cardiac or pulmonary diseases from MV is particularly challenging.
Evidence from randomized trials and meta-analyses suggests that the type of postextubation supportive care provided, such as oxygen delivery via nose or mouth, may affect the risk of reintubation. However, it is unclear which of many possible postextubation management protocols results in the best patient outcomes, particularly for this subset of high-risk patients.
The purpose of this study is therefore to assess a standardized combined protocol of postextubation oxygen delivery consisting of early, alternating BiPAP with HFNC over 24 hours following extubation. BiPAP and HFNC are both currently provided to patients as standard of care, based on clinician judgement; however, the timing and nature of the methods are variable.
Study:
NCT04258020
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04258020