Wean earlier and automatically with new technology: a multicentre, pilot randomised controlled study

ISRCTN ISRCTN43760151
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN43760151
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
03/01/2006
Registration date
30/01/2006
Last edited
31/07/2013
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Karen E. A. Burns
Scientific

St Michael's Hospital
30 Bond street
3-075E Queen wing
Toronto
M5B 1W8
Canada

Study information

Study designMulticentre randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study acronymThe WEAN Study
Study objectivesThe primary objective of this multicentre pilot study is to compare automatic and protocolised weaning and to evaluate compliance with the proposed weaning and sedation protocols
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedWeaning intubated adults from invasive mechanical ventilation
InterventionAutomatic (computer-driven) weaning versus protocolized weaning
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureCompliance with the weaning and sedation protocols
Secondary outcome measures1. Acceptance of the weaning and sedation protocols
2. Weaning and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) related-complications
3. Time to successful completion of a Single Breath Test (SBT) and extubation
Overall study start date30/05/2006
Completion date01/06/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants90
Key inclusion criteriaPatients who are invasively ventilated for at least 24 hours
Key exclusion criteria1. Age < 16 years
2. Tracheotomy
3. Pregnancy
4. Do not intubate (DNI) or do not resuscitate (DNR) patients
5. Planned extubation on the day of study inclusion
6. Planned surgery or procedures within 48 hours of randomization
Date of first enrolment30/05/2006
Date of final enrolment01/06/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

St Michael's Hospital
Toronto
M5B 1W8
Canada

Sponsor information

Physician Services Incorporated (Canada)
Charity

5160 Yonge street
Suite 1006
Toronto
M2N 6L9
Canada

ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/0385yzn06

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Physician Services Incorporated (Canada)

No information available

Draeger Canada (in kind)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 04/09/2009 Yes No
Results article results 01/06/2013 Yes No