Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Elderly Patients
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2007-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The efficacy of NIMV to treat HARF has been widely demonstrated. However, in most of the
studies performed in ICUs and in another facilities the mean age of the patients is usually
less than 70 years.
A multicentric, randomized-controlled trial conduced in a group of "ELDERLY" patients with
the mean age higher than 76 years, to compare the use of NIMV with Standard Medical Treatment
(SMT) in the treatment of an episode of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Collaborators:
Ospedale Regionale di Locarno Villa Gaiato, Modena