Mucolytics in Patients on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

NCT ID: NCT04755972

Last Updated: 2022-02-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

175 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-01

Study Completion Date

2021-07-29

Brief Summary

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It is planned to include patients over 18 years of age of both sexes, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Clinical Hospital Centre Split for respiratory insufficiency caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in need of invasive mechanical ventilation.

The patients will be divided into four groups. Group 1 will receive N-acetylcysteine inhalation, Group 2 will receive inhalation with a 5% sodium chloride solution, and Group 3 will receive inhalation of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate, group 4 is a control group and will not routinely receive inhaled mucolytics preventively.

All inhalations will be given twice a day 12 hours apart. The first inhalation will be included within 12 hours of the patient being enrolled in the Intensive Care Unit. Patients will be randomized according to the type of inhalation they will receive, randomization will be done by all researchers through the random.org website, and the inhalation will be given by a nurse according to the agreed protocol.

RESEARCH GOALS

The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in the frequency and duration of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and whether there is a difference in the number of days spent on mechanical ventilation and in mortality in these four groups of patients.

Hypothesis

Coronavirus disease 2019 patients on invasive mechanical ventilation and preventive sodium bicarbonate inhalation will have a lower incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and fewer days spent on invasive mechanical ventilation than patients inhaled with N-acetylcysteine, 5% saline, or patients without preventive inhalation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Corona Virus Infection Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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N-acetylcysteine

Inhalation of 5 ml-s of N-acetylcysteine every 12 hours.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Inhalation of N-acetylcysteine

Intervention Type OTHER

Group 1 will receive N-acetylcysteine inhalation every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Hypertonic saline

Inhalation of 5 ml-s of 5% sodium chloride every 12 hours.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Inhalation of 5% sodium chloride

Intervention Type OTHER

Group 2 will receive inhalation with a 5% sodium chloride solution every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Bicarbonate

Inhalation of 5 ml-s 8.4% sodium bicarbonate every 12 hours.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Inhalation of 8,4% sodium bicarbonate

Intervention Type OTHER

Group 3 will receive inhalation of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Control group

No preventive inhalation.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Inhalation of N-acetylcysteine

Group 1 will receive N-acetylcysteine inhalation every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Inhalation of 5% sodium chloride

Group 2 will receive inhalation with a 5% sodium chloride solution every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Inhalation of 8,4% sodium bicarbonate

Group 3 will receive inhalation of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate every 12 hours from the beginning of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients over 18 years of age with coronavirus pneumonia who need invasive mechanical ventilation.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with polytrauma,
* pregnant women,
* severe hemodynamic instability,
* patients with pulmonary edema,
* less than 3 days spent in the ICU,
* patients who have microbiologically proven bacterial infection on arrival.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Clinical Hospital Center, Split

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nikola Delić

MD, intensive care specialist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Clinical Hospital Centre Split

Split, , Croatia

Site Status

Countries

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Croatia

Other Identifiers

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2181-147-01/06/M.S.-20-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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