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Study of Body Positions in Unconsciousness

8 de octubre de 2020 actualizado por: University of Oxford

A Randomised Controlled Study of the Use of Recovery Positions for Comatose Patients in a Resource Limited Setting

In resource limited settings, access to one-on-one nursing care and airway protection by intubation may be unavailable. Patients with coma but adequate oxygenation are frequently cared for on medical wards, and nursed by their family members. The investigators previously audited the use of the recovery position in patients with cerebral malaria and found that its usage was greatly increased by an educational intervention aimed at patient's caregivers. A trend to reduction in coma duration and aspiration pneumonia was also found. Since there is no evidence that placing comatose, non-intubated patients in a recovery position improves outcome, the investigators plan to conduct a randomised controlled study comparing standard care with an educational intervention targeting patients' relatives, teaching them to maintain their relative in one of two different recovery positions. With the preliminary efficacy and safety data and feedback that this study will provide, the investigators would then move to conduct a large multicenter study powered to detect a difference in mortality.

Descripción general del estudio

Descripción detallada

Methods:

In this prospective, three-armed randomised controlled study, patients admitted to the adult medical wards of Chittagong Medical College Hospital with acute onset of reduced consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <12 for less than 5 days) will be randomised 1:1:1 to one of three arms; standard care (no intervention) or an educational intervention directing placement into one of two recovery positions.

The educational intervention will occur following randomisation and on daily follow-up until recovery from deep coma or death. For patients in the intervention arms, the patients' relatives will be instructed on how to maintain their patient in the recovery position, and an educational poster will be attached to their bed.

Enrolled subjects will be observed 3 times a day until discharge for body position and vital signs including GCS, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation.

The primary outcome will be the risk of (hazard ratio) aspiration pneumonia and pneumonitis. The secondary outcome measures will include time to hypoxia, death and coma recovery time. Pulmonary complications will be defined clinically and radiologically. The primary comparison between groups will be the standard care group versus both recovery positions combined. Analysis will be by intention to treat.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Actual)

1540

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

      • Chittagong, Bangladesh
        • Chittagong medical College hospital

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female admitted to the medical wards at CMCH
  • Current GCS < 12
  • Less than 5 day history of reduced consciousness
  • Written informed consent obtained through an adult (≥18 years) relative or parent/guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suspected head or spinal injury/trauma requiring appropriate immobilisation and stabilization
  • Patient physically restrained by ward staff due to agitation
  • Unsuitability for lateral positioning e.g. due to burns on lateral aspects, femoral vascular catheter
  • Requirement for nursing in an upright position e.g. due to respiratory insufficiency
  • Known or suspected pregnancy
  • Intubation
  • Patient or family member previously enrolled in this study.
  • Consent refused, or no adult (≥18 years) relative or parent/guardian present to give consent

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Sin intervención: Control
Randomized to standard care (control group) - observations only
Experimental: UKRC 1997
Randomized to modified UKRC 1997 - Intervention and Observations
Educational poster intervention indicating the modified UKRC 1997 recovery position
Experimental: UKRC 2010
Randomized to modified UKRC 2010 - Intervention and Observations
Educational poster intervention indicating the modified UKRC 2010 recovery position

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Periodo de tiempo
Composite of aspiration pneumonitis or pneumonia
Periodo de tiempo: 48 hours after GCS13
48 hours after GCS13

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Proportion of patients developing hypoxia
Periodo de tiempo: 48 hours after GCS13,
48 hours after GCS13,
Development of pneumonia or pneumonitis, assessed individually
Periodo de tiempo: 48 hours after GCS13
48 hours after GCS13
Mortality
Periodo de tiempo: 7 days post discharge/last follow-up
7 days post discharge/last follow-up
Time to mortality
Periodo de tiempo: 7 days post discharge/last follow-up
7 days post discharge/last follow-up
Coma recovery time, defined as time to GCS 15
Periodo de tiempo: during hospitalization (defined as time to GCS 15), expected less than 4 weeks
during hospitalization (defined as time to GCS 15), expected less than 4 weeks
The number of documented episodes of hypoxia
Periodo de tiempo: 48 hours after GCS 13
48 hours after GCS 13
Percentage of observations in the recovery position
Periodo de tiempo: whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
Modified Rankin scale
Periodo de tiempo: on discharge, expected less than 2 months
on discharge, expected less than 2 months
Composite of pressure sore, venous thrombosis, arm or leg peripheral nerve or joint injury
Periodo de tiempo: whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
Proportion of patients developing a pressure sore
Periodo de tiempo: whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
Proportion of patients developing a venous thrombosis,
Periodo de tiempo: whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
Proportion of patients developing a new arm or leg peripheral nerve injury
Periodo de tiempo: during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
Proportion of patients developing a new arm or leg joint injury
Periodo de tiempo: during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
Trends in Blood presure
Periodo de tiempo: during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
measure Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels
during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
Trends in heart rate
Periodo de tiempo: during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
during hospitalization, expected less than 2 months
Proportion of patients developing peripheral venous cannula function
Periodo de tiempo: whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
whilst GCS<12, expected less than 2 months
time to hypoxia
Periodo de tiempo: 48 hours after GCS13, expected less than 2 months
48 hours after GCS13, expected less than 2 months

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Hugh Kingston, Dr., Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

23 de agosto de 2014

Finalización primaria (Actual)

21 de marzo de 2020

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

21 de marzo de 2020

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

12 de enero de 2015

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

27 de abril de 2015

Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)

28 de abril de 2015

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

12 de octubre de 2020

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

8 de octubre de 2020

Última verificación

1 de octubre de 2020

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • BAKMAL1405

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Ensayos clínicos sobre Coma

Ensayos clínicos sobre Educational Intervention UKRC 1997

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