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CompletedNCT03921112Updated May 19, 2020

Role of Lung Ultrasound in Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in Postoperative Neurosurgical ICU Patients

An interventional study of lung ultrasound and routine tools in Intensive Care (ICU), sponsored by Ain Shams University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-05-19.

Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the role of lung ultrasound in weaning from mechanical ventilation in neurosurgical ICU patients compared to the ordinary tools as chest X-ray , ABG, rapid shallow breathing index, ventilator parameters.

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Conditions studied

  • Intensive Care (ICU)
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ain Shams University is the lead sponsor of 1,876 studies on the registry; 423 are open to participants now.

Of its 32 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Mechanically ventilated patients
  • ASAI ,ASAII, ASAIII

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients or gurdians refuse
  • Patients with pneumthorax
  • Patients with pleural effusion
  • Patients with surgical emphysema
  • Glasco coma score more than 8
  • Patients on high inotropic support
  • patients with diaphragmatic paralysis
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
130 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    lung ultrasound

    Device: lung ultrasound · Other: routine tools

  • Active comparator
    x-ray, ABG, RSBI, Vetilator parameters

    Other: routine tools

Interventions

  • Devicelung ultrasound

    bedside lung ultrasound will be done for patients

  • Otherroutine tools

    chest X-ray , ABG, RSBI, Ventilator parameters will be done for all patients

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. success of weaning

    trans-thoracic lung ultrasound will be done to patients to start weaning

    Time frame: success of weaning for 48 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ain Shams University hospitals
    Cairo, 11591, Egypt
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 19, 2020, 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
NCT03921112
Lead sponsor
Ain Shams University
Responsible party
Amin Mohammed Alansary Amin Ahmed Helwa (Assistant professor, Ain Shams University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 19, 2019
Start date
Apr 3, 2019
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2019
Completion
Oct 1, 2019
Last update
May 19, 2020

Study contacts

Amin m Alansary
principal investigator · Ain Shams University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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