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CompletedNCT02768350Updated Mar 9, 2018

Efficacy and Ventilatory Responses to VHI in Atelectasis Patients

An interventional study of Ventilator hyperinflation technique and Conventional treatment in Atelectasis, sponsored by Khon Kaen University. Completed at 1 site in Thailand. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-09.

Sponsored by Khon Kaen University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study include (1) To investigate the efficacy of ventilator hyperinflation technique to re-expand lung atelectasis on patients with critical trauma who intubated and mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit, (2) To investigate the effectiveness of ventilator hyperinflation technique to improve airway clearance on patients with critical trauma in the intensive care unit, and (3) To explore the acute responses of ventilatory functions to ventilator hyperinflation technique on patients with critical trauma who intubated and mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit.

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Conditions studied

  • Atelectasis

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Keywords

  • lung collapse
  • ventilator hyper inflation
  • hemodynamic responses
  • ventilatory responses
  • trauma patients
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In context

Pulmonary Atelectasis

301 studies on the registry are indexed under Pulmonary Atelectasis; 80 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 61 across 222 interventional studies indexed under Pulmonary Atelectasis.

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Lead sponsor

Khon Kaen University is the lead sponsor of 160 studies on the registry; 24 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Critical trauma patients with pulmonary complications who were intubated and mechanical ventilation and have a diagnosis of lobar atelectasis and/or plate-like atelectasis (atelectasis demonstrated on chest X-ray) will be considered for inclusion. For the sign of plate-like atelectasis will be persist on chest X-ray for 2 day
  • The injuries may occur alone or combination of these injuries: 1) head injury, 2) chest injuries, including broken ribs, with or without hemothorax, pneumothorax and hemopneumothorax with intercostal chest drainage (ICD), 3) blunt abdominal, and 4) fracture of the limbs and/or spine.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
  • acute lung injury (ALI)
  • pulmonary contusion
  • undrained pneumothorax, hemothorax, and hemopneumothorax
  • bronchospasm
  • pulmonary bullae/blebs
  • lung tumors
  • lung abscess
  • haemoptysis
  • mean arterial pressure (MAP) \<70 mmHg
  • positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) >6 cmH2O
  • heart rate (HR) >140 beats/min
  • blood pressure (BP) \<90/60 or >180/100 mmHg
  • restlessness
  • oxygen saturation (SpO2) \<90%
  • spontaneous respiratory rate (RR) >35 beats/min
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Control group

    All of the participants in control group will be treated with conventional treatment for 3 days, The conventional treatments consist of: (1) Passive chest mobilization, (2) Positioning, (3) Side lying (good lung down), (4) Vibration. The conventional treatment consists of three consecutive periods; (1) baseline period: 10 minutes, (2) intervention period, and (3) recovery period: 10 minutes.

    Procedure: Conventional treatment

  • Experimental
    Experimental group

    All of the participants of the experimental group will be treated with ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI) for 3 days. Tidal volume will increase from baseline (100% VT) to the tidal volume target at 1.5 times (150% VT). At this level, patients will receive six breathes and in each breathe will be sustained for 5 second (6 hyperinflation breathe per set); expiratory VT will return to baseline after each breath. Four sets of hyperinflation breathing will be used. After this, VT will decrease to baseline and patients have a 60 second for rest between hyperinflation set. The ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI) consists of three consecutive periods; (1) baseline period: 10 minutes, (2) intervention period, and (3) recovery period: 10 minutes.

    Procedure: Ventilator hyperinflation technique

Interventions

  • ProcedureVentilator hyperinflation technique

    Hyperinflation using a ventilator or "ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)" was developed from the manual hyperinflation (MHI) technique. There is no need to disconnect the patient when using the VHI technique and consequently there is no loss of PEEP and little or no risk of the adverse effects associated with MHI.

  • ProcedureConventional treatment

    Conventional treatments are the routine treatment that patients were received from the physical therapist who take care them. The routine treatments are consist of chest physical therapy techniques (i.e. vibration, positioning, etc.) and others treatment (i.e. passive movement).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Chest Radiography

    The study took three day, chest radiography will be taken at 2 day before the study begin (first film; base line) and after day 1 (second film) and day 3 of the study (third film). Any improvement will be assessed by comparing the second and the third film to the first film by a radiologist who will be blinded to the treatment given. Atelectasis will grade using the following rating scale: 0 = no atelectasis; 1 = plate-like atelectasis; 2 = mild lobar collapse; 3 = moderate lobar collapse; and 4 = complete lower lobar collapse. Separate results will comply for the left and right lungs.

    Time frame: "Change from Baseline in Chest Radiography at Day 1 after Received Intervention (VHI)" and "Change from Baseline in Chest Radiography at Day 3 after Received Intervention (VHI)"

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in respiratory rate (RR) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  2. Change from baseline in tidal volume (VT) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  3. Change from baseline in minute ventilation (VE) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)technique (VHI)hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  4. Change from baseline in oxygen saturation (SpO2) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)hyperinflation technique (VHI)technique (VHI)hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  5. Change from baseline in dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  6. Change from baseline in end-tidal pressure of carbon dioxide (PETCO2) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  7. Change from baseline in peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) at during and end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 09.00, 09.02, 09.04, 09.06, 09.08, and 09.10 am for pre-intervention period, at 09.12, 09.14, 09.16, and 09.18 am for during intervention period (4 set of 6 VHI breath; each set take time about 2 min), and at 09.20, 09.24, 09.26, 09.28, and 09.30 am for post-intervention period. Data will be repeated record at the same time on day 2 and 3. Respiratory rate (RR) will be recorded from the display of mechanical ventilator.

    Time frame: Within 10 minutes before VHI, 8 minutes during VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  8. Change from baseline in arterial blood gases (ABG) at end of ventilator hyperinflation technique (VHI)

    Data will be recorded at 08.00 and 09.10 am for pre-intervention and post-intervention, respectively. Five milliliter of arterial blood will be collected from arterial line (A-line) for the analysis of arterial blood gases analysis (ABG).

    Time frame: Within one hour before VHI and 10 minute after VHI.

  9. 24 hour sputum collection

    Endotracheal/tracheal suction will take at 08.30, 09.35, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00, 21.00, 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00, and 07.00 (24 hour). Sputum volume and wet weight at each time's collect will accumulate to represent for 24 hour sputum collection. The mucus secretion will be collected by nursing staff using sterile suctioning technique via tracheostomy (TT) or endotracheal (ET) tube, without adding any saline or sterile water.

    Time frame: The secretion will be collected 24 hours in each day.

  10. Clearance index

    Time frame: Sputum content that collects at 08.30 and 09.35 will test by cough transportability method and compare between time point for represent the clearance index (at 08.30 for pre-intervention period and at 09.35 for post-intervention period).

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Study locations

1 site
  • Khon Kaen University
    Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 9, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02768350
Lead sponsor
Khon Kaen University
Responsible party
Guntaragorn Hongrattana (school of physical therapy, faculty of associated medical sciences, Khon Kaen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 11, 2016
Start date
May 2016
Primary completion
Mar 2018
Completion
Mar 2018
Last update
Mar 9, 2018

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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