Pediatric Ventilatory Care in Finland 2010

• Sponsor: University of Oulu (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01348295
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 210
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 23.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This observational study includes questionnaires send to doctors in all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation in Finland. Additionally all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation are invited to perform a quality control-like follow up for 3 months. Patient identity data is not collected, and no interventions to treatment are made.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Mechanical Ventilation; Children; Neonates; Pediatric Intensive Care	Other: Observation

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 210 participants
• Observational Model: Case-Only
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Pediatric Ventilatory Care in Finland 2010
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2010
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2010
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2010

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Mechanically ventilated children All children under 16 years of age who are needing mechanical ventilation for any reason.	Other: Observation; No interventions are made. The purpose of the study is to find out current practices used in pediatric mechanical ventilation.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. The duration of mechanical ventilation [1-2000 hours]

   Compare the duration of mechanical ventilation in different units in Finland

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Ventilator parameters [1-2000hours]

   Comparison of ventilator parameters used during mechanical ventilation of children in pediatric-, neonatal- and adult intensive care units.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A to 16 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age under 16 years

• Mechanical ventilation during the follow up period

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University Hospital of Oulu	Oulu	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa	Finland	90220

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Oulu

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01348295
• Other Study ID Numbers: FIN2010
• First Posted: May 5, 2011
• Last Update Posted: May 5, 2011
• Last Verified: May 1, 2011

• Keywords provided by , ,: Mechanical ventilation; Children; Neonates; Pediatric intensive care

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 5, 2011