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Left Ventricular Diastolic DysfunctionNCT04703387

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction as a Predictor of Weaning Failure From Mechanical Ventilation

An observational study of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Weaning Failure, run by Tanta University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Trial summary

Both premature and delayed extubation prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation and the intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and increase morbidity and mortality. Therefore, accurate prediction of postextubation distress and the early diagnosis of the causes responsible for failure of a trial of pressure… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
transthoracic echocardiography
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
1 Aug 2020to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Observational

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients aged more than 40 years who are intubated and mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours, with improvement of underlying cause of acute respiratory failure and considered ready to undergo a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) by the attending physician on the basis of readiness-to-wean criteria used in our surgical ICUn Criteria

Who may be able to join

None listed.

Who cannot join

  • Planning for tracheostomy after the SBT.
  • Severe mitral stenosis, severe regurgitation, or prosthetic mitral valve.
  • History of diaphragmatic dysfunction as diaphragmatic palsy, cervical spine injury, or neuromuscular disease.
  • Pneumothorax or pneumo-mediastinum.
  • Use of muscle-paralyzing agents within 48 h before the study.
  • Poor echocardiographic windows or difficult windows of diaphragmatic movement as women in late pregnancy or obese patients.
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  • Extubation failure definitely caused by upper airway obstruction.
  • Planned prophylactic noninvasive ventilation (NIV) after extubation.
  • Atrial fibrillation or atrioventricular conduction abnormality.
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Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • Tanta University

    Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, 31111

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Observational Study on Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction as a Predictor of Weaning Failure From Mechanical Ventilation

Both premature and delayed extubation prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation and the intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and increase morbidity and mortality. Therefore, accurate prediction of postextubation distress and the early diagnosis of the causes responsible for failure of a trial of pressure support ventilation are of paramount importance to improve the outcome of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU.

This observational study is designed to test the ability of cardiac and diaphragm function assessed by bedside ultrasound to predict extubation failure within 48 h and re-intubation within 1 week after extubation.

Read the detailed description

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is the process of gradual ventilatory support reduction to the patient subjected to mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours. Determining the correct time to extubate mechanically ventilated patients is a crucial issue in the critical care practice.

Spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) is recommended to predict weaning outcome. However, 13% to 26% of patients who are extubated following a successful SBT need to be reintubated within 48 hours.

Traditional indicators, such as respiratory rate (RR), minute ventilation, tidal volume (VT), and the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), can reflect patients' integral conditions, but none has shown great prognostic accuracy for weaning failure.

Although there are several causes of weaning failure, cardiac function deterioration during the weaning process combined with acute pulmonary edema is considered the leading cause of weaning failure. The transition from positive to negative thoracic pressure increases venous return and left ventricular afterload, decreases left ventricular compliance and may induce cardiac ischemia. All of these factors tend to increase ventricular filling pressures and may consequently lead to weaning-induced pulmonary edema. The efficacy of echocardiography for predicting weaning failure has been reported, however there is debate over the predictive value of echocardiography in this setting continues due to differences in weaning technique and outcome evaluation.

The diaphragm is the principal respiratory muscle. With an excursion of 1 to 2 cm, it provides nearly 75% of the resting pulmonary ventilation, while during the forced breathing, its amplitude is up to 7 to 11 cm. However, the diaphragm is vulnerable to damage from hypotension, hypoxia, and sepsis, which are very common in critically ill patients. While in surgical patients, diaphragm dysfunction is often caused by acute insults such as trauma or surgical procedures. In addition, mechanical ventilation itself can decrease the force of the diaphragm and induce diaphragmatic dysfunction, named as ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction. Many studies have shown that Diaphragm dysfunction is responsible for a number of pulmonary complications, including atelectasis and pneumonia, which are risk factors for extubation failure. and might lead to weaning failure and long-term mechanical ventilation.

Some studies have reported that diaphragmatic excursion (DE) or and diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTF) could predict extubation failure.

Although transthoracic echocardiography and diaphragm ultrasound have been confirmed in independently assessing extubation outcomes, few studies have shown their different roles in the weaning process until now.

Being tested
transthoracic echocardiography
Keywords
Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction, Pulmonary Edema, echocardiography
Medical subject headings
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Pulmonary Edema

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • transthoracic echocardiographyDiagnostic test

    Also called diaphragm ultrasonographic

    Trans-mitral flow velocities (peak early diastolic E and peak late diastolic A) will be recorded with pulsed-wave Doppler, placing the sample volume at the mitral valve tips from the apical 4-chamber view; deceleration time of the E wave (DTE) will be measured. Peak early diastolic velocity will be obtained with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), in the apical 4-chamber view, positioning the pulsed-wave Doppler sample volume at or 1 cm within the septal insertion sites of the mitral leaflets, so as to cover the longitudinal excursion of the mitral annulus in both systole and diastole. Then, the E/A ratio and the trans-mitral inflow E wave to mitral annular e' (E/e) will be calculated.Diaphragmatic thickness will be assessed in the zone of apposition of the diaphragm to the rib cage between the 8th and 10th intercostal spaces using a 3-12 MHz linear array probe , we will record changes in diaphragm vertical excursion using M-mode ultrasound.

Study groups in NCT04703387
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Postextubation SuccessNot described
Receives: Diagnostic Test: transthoracic echocardiography
Postextubation DistressNot described
Receives: Diagnostic Test: transthoracic echocardiography

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Weaning failure

    Weaning failure predicted by diastolic dysfunction assessed by E/Ea.

    Measured: within 48 hours after extubation

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Weaning failure

    Weaning failure predicted by Diaphragmatic function assessment

    Measured: within 48 hours after extubation

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jan 2021
  2. Study start1 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04703387
Sponsor's protocol ID
33855/6/20
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
8 Jan 2021
Last updated
27 Feb 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

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