The Efficacy of P0.1-guided Sedation Protocol in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

May 19, 2025 updated by: Natdanai Ketdao, Siriraj Hospital
This clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy of sedation protocol targeting optimal respiratory drive using P0.1 and arousal level compared with conventional sedation strategy (targeting arousal level alone) in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the medical intensive care unit.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Objective: to assess the efficacy of sedation protocol targeting optimal respiratory drive using P0.1 and RASS score compared with conventional sedation strategy (targeting RASS score alone) in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the medical intensive care unit

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Will titration of sedation targeting optimal respiratory drive assessed by P0.1 and arousal level improve outcomes in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the medical ICU?

Study protocol Mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the medical ICU will be screened daily by the investigators. If the patients meet the eligibility criteria, they will be informed about the study protocol and potential risks and undergo informed consent. Then patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio and allocated to each study group (intervention and control group).

  • After allocation, patients will be monitored for arousal level using RASS score and respiratory drive by P0.1 measured automatically from mechanical ventilators during the study period.
  • Sedation and neuromuscular blocking agents used will be adjusted according to the group to which patients are allocated.
  • Intervention group: Adjustment of sedation and neuromuscular blocking agents to achieve the target of light sedation (RASS 0 to -2) and optimal P0.1 (1.5 to 3.5 cmH2O) for 48 hours
  • Control group: Adjustment of sedation to achieve the target of light sedation (RASS 0 to -2) alone for 48 hours

Researchers will compare the outcomes (rate of successful extubation, ICU and hospital mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, amount and duration of sedation used during the study period) between the above sedation protocol (interventional group) and conventional sedation strategy (control group)

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

214

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Bangkok, Thailand, 10700
        • Recruiting
        • Siriraj Hospital
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ranistha Ratanarat, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Adhiratha Boonyasiri, MD
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Tanuwong Viarasilpa, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Natdanai Ketdao, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Chairat Permpikul, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Surat Tongyoo, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Akekarin Poompichet, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Panuwat Promsin, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Thummaporn Naorungroj, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Preecha Thomrongpairoj, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Chailat Maluangnon, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Nattapat Wongtirawit, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Nualnapa Kasemvilawan, RN
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Metanee Promlungka, RN

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit at Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital
  2. Age ≥18 years old
  3. Receiving mechanical ventilation due to acute respiratory failure within 72 hours before enrollment (including patients receiving mechanical ventilation before ICU admission)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients receiving mechanical ventilation due to indications other than acute respiratory failure, such as postoperative procedures or airway protection in comatose patients
  2. Patients receiving mechanical ventilation for >72 hours before enrollment
  3. Patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents prior to randomization
  4. Patients with impaired secretion clearance or upper airway obstruction anticipating a tracheostomy
  5. Patients with severe metabolic acidosis (arterial pH <7.2) who do not have a plan for renal replacement therapy
  6. Patients intubated for neurological conditions, including intracranial hypertension, intracranial hemorrhage, large cerebral infarction, status epilepticus, or neuromuscular diseases
  7. Post-cardiac arrest patients
  8. Patients with severe liver dysfunction, including acute fulminant liver failure or cirrhosis with the Child-Pugh score B or C
  9. Patients who have a previous allergy to any of the opioid, sedation, or neuromuscular blocking drugs
  10. Pregnancy
  11. Patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders or decisions to withhold life-sustaining treatments
  12. Patients who refuse to participate in the study or cannot identify legally authorized representatives (LAR) within 24 hours after enrollment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Titrating sedation targeting both optimal P0.1 and appropriate arousal level
• Sedative drug adjustment to achieve the target of light sedation (RASS 0 to -2) and optimal respiratory drive measured by P0.1 of 1.5 - 3.5 cmH2O
  • Sedation will be adjusted initially to target light sedation (RASS 0 to -2).
  • Sedative drugs include IV fentanyl (25-75 mcg/h), midazolam (0.02- 0.1 mg/kg/h), propofol (5-50 mcg/kg/min), dexmedetomidine (0.2-0.7 mcg/kg/h).
  • Deep sedation and neuromuscular blocking agents are allowed to facilitate mechanical ventilation adjustment in patients with refractory hypoxemia.
  • Dose of cisatracurium is 0.15-0.2 mg/kg intravenous bolus, then continuous infusion at 5 -20 mg/h.
  • Then sedation adjustment will be guided by P0.1 measurement.
  • If P0.1 value of 1.5-3.5 cmH2O is achieved, no further adjustment is required.
  • If P0.1 value <1.5, sedation will be reduced.
  • If P0.1 value >3.5, sedation will be increased.
  • If P0.1 value is still >3.5 with deep sedation, cisatracurium will be allowed and titrated until P0.1 value <3.5 cmH2O.
  • The study protocol will be continued for 48 hours or until the patients are considered ready for weaning.
Continuous intravenous infusion of fentanyl 25-75 micrograms/hour
Continuous intravenous infusion of midazolam 0.02 - 0.1 milligrams/kilogram/hour
Continuous intravenous infusion of propofol 5 - 50 micrograms/kilogram/minute
Continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine 0.2 - 0.7 micrograms/kilogram/hour
Continuous intravenous infusion of cisatracurium 5 - 20 milligrams/hour
No Intervention: Titrating sedation targeting appropriate arousal level alone
• Sedative drug adjustment to achieve the target of light sedation (RASS 0 to -2) according to the standard clinical practice guidelines for managing pain and agitation for patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Successful extubation within 14 days after randomization
Time Frame: 14 days after randomization
Successful extubation within 14 days without reintubation within 28 days after ICU admission
14 days after randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Successful extubation within 7 days after randomization
Time Frame: 7 days after randomization
Successful extubation within 7 days without reintubation within 28 days after ICU admission
7 days after randomization
Successful extubation within 28 days after randomization
Time Frame: 28 days after randomization
Successful extubation without reintubation within 28 days after ICU admission
28 days after randomization
Duration of mechanical ventilation
Time Frame: From date of intubation until the date of last successful extubation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Time from intubation to the last successful extubation
From date of intubation until the date of last successful extubation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Ventilator-free days to day 28 after randomization
Time Frame: 28 days after randomization
Number of days alive without mechanical ventilation
28 days after randomization
Reintubation rate at 7 days after randomization
Time Frame: 7 days after randomization
Number of reintubation within 7 days after randomization
7 days after randomization
Self extubation rate at 7 days after extubation
Time Frame: 7 days after randomization
Number of self extubation (accidentally extubation without physician's order) within 7 days after randomization
7 days after randomization
Post-extubation respiratory failure
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of the first event of post-extubation respiratory failure or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Patients who meet at least one of the following criteria within 72 hours after extubation: respiratory rate more than 35 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation less than 90% or PaO2 less than 80 mmHg despite receiving FiO2 >50%, respiratory acidosis with pH <7.35 or PaCO2 >50 mmHg or increase of 20% from baseline.
From date of randomization until the date of the first event of post-extubation respiratory failure or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Tracheostomy
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of tracheostomy or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of tracheostomy performed
From date of randomization until the date of tracheostomy or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Lung injury score on day 3 after randomization
Time Frame: 3 days after randomization
Lung injury score on day 3 after randomization
3 days after randomization
Lung injury score on day 7 after randomization
Time Frame: 7 days after randomization
Lung injury score on day 7 after randomization
7 days after randomization
PaO2/FiO2 ratio on day 3 after randomization
Time Frame: 3 days after randomization
PaO2/FiO2 ratio on day 3 after randomization
3 days after randomization
PaO2/FiO2 ratio on day 7 after randomization
Time Frame: 7 days after randomization
PaO2/FiO2 ratio on day 7 after randomization
7 days after randomization
Rates of new diagnosis of ARDS according to the new Berlin criteria after randomization
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of new onset ARDS diagnosis after randomization or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of ARDS diagnoses after randomization
From date of randomization until the date of new onset ARDS diagnosis after randomization or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Delirium during ICU admission
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of diagnosis of delirium diagnosis or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Delirium assessed by positive CAM-ICU criteria during ICU admission
From date of randomization until the date of diagnosis of delirium diagnosis or date of death from any cause or ICU discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at hospital discharge
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause , whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days

Functional status assessed by Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at hospital discharge

  • Unabbreviated title: Glasgow Outcome Scale
  • Maximum score: 5 = good recovery
  • 4 = Moderate disability, 3 = Severe disability, 2 = Vegetative state
  • Minimum score: 1 = death (Higher scores mean better outcome)
From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause , whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
ICU all-cause mortality
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
All-cause mortality during ICU admission
From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Hospital all-cause mortality
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
All-cause mortality during hospital admission
From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
28-day mortality after randomization
Time Frame: 28 days after randomization
All-cause mortality during 28-day after randomization
28 days after randomization
ICU length of stay
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Time from ICU admission to ICU discharge
From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Hospital length of stay
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Time from hospital admission to hospital discharge
From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Maximum infusion dose (per hour) of sedation
Time Frame: From date of sedation initiation until the date of sedation discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Maximum infusion dose (per hour) of sedation used during the study period
From date of sedation initiation until the date of sedation discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Duration (days) of sedation
Time Frame: From date of sedation initiation until the date of sedation discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Duration (days) of sedation used during the study period
From date of sedation initiation until the date of sedation discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first diagnosed ventilator-associated pneumonia or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of ventilator-associated pneumonia diagnosed after randomization
From date of randomization until the date of first diagnosed ventilator-associated pneumonia or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Barotrauma
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented barotrauma or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of barotrauma (pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema) occurred after randomization
From date of randomization until the date of first documented barotrauma or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Serious adverse events
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented serious adverse events or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of serious adverse events (severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis and propofol infusion syndrome defined as severe lactic acidosis and hypertriglyceridemia) occurred after randomization
From date of randomization until the date of first documented serious adverse events or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Cardiac arrhythmia
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented cardiac arrhythmia events or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Number of cardiac arrhythmia events occurred after randomization
From date of randomization until the date of first documented cardiac arrhythmia events or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Maximum infusion dose (per hour) of vasopressor
Time Frame: From date of vasopressor initiation until the date of vasopressor discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Maximum infusion dose (per hour) of vasopressor used during the study period
From date of vasopressor initiation until the date of vasopressor discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Duration (days) of vasopressor
Time Frame: From date of vasopressor initiation until the date of vasopressor discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days
Duration (days) of vasopressor used during the study period
From date of vasopressor initiation until the date of vasopressor discontinuation or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tanuwong Viarasilpa, MD, Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Principal Investigator: Natdanai Ketdao, MD, Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 22, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 22, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2025

Last Verified

May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

All IPD that underlie results in a publication of this study (after deidentification)

IPD Sharing Time Frame

All IPD will become available starting briefly following a publication of the study with no end date.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Investigators whose proposed use of the data has been approved by institutional review board or ethical committee.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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