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| Clínica Universidad de los Andes | OTHER |
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Assisted mechanical ventilation is widely used to preserve diaphragmatic activity and improve lung aeration in patients with acute respiratory failure. However, during assisted ventilation, excessive inspiratory effort may develop and contribute to lung injury, diaphragmatic overload, and patient self-inflicted lung injury.
Optimizing ventilator settings to modulate respiratory effort therefore represents a major physiological and clinical challenge.
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is a key determinant of lung recruitment and respiratory system mechanics and may influence inspiratory effort by modifying lung volume, compliance, and respiratory drive. Despite its widespread use, PEEP titration in clinical practice is still mainly guided by oxygenation parameters, while its direct effects on inspiratory effort during assisted mechanical ventilation remain insufficiently characterized.
This physiological randomized crossover study aims to evaluate the effect of four predefined levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (0, 5, 10, and 15 cmH₂O) on the respiratory system and inspiratory effort in adult patients receiving assisted mechanical ventilation. Patients will be exposed to each PEEP level in randomized order, with stabilization and washout periods between conditions, while ventilatory support settings other than PEEP are kept constant.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| PEEP 0 cmH₂O | Experimental | Participants are ventilated with a positive end-expiratory pressure of 0 cmH₂O during assisted mechanical ventilation. Physiological measurements of respiratory effort are obtained during a predefined stabilization period according to the study protocol. |
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| PEEP 5 cmH₂O | Experimental | Participants are ventilated with a positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH₂O during assisted mechanical ventilation. Physiological measurements of respiratory effort are obtained during a predefined stabilization period according to the study protocol. |
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| PEEP 10 cmH₂O | Experimental | Participants are ventilated with a positive end-expiratory pressure of 10 cmH₂O during assisted mechanical ventilation. Physiological measurements of respiratory effort are obtained during a predefined stabilization period according to the study protocol. |
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| PEEP 15 cmH₂O | Experimental | Participants are ventilated with a positive end-expiratory pressure of 15 cmH₂O during assisted mechanical ventilation. Physiological measurements of respiratory effort are obtained during a predefined stabilization period according to the study protocol. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| PEEP Level Adjustment | Other | Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) will be adjusted to four predefined levels (0, 5, 10, and 15 cmH₂O) following a randomized crossover protocol during assisted mechanical ventilation. Only the PEEP level will be modified, while all other ventilator settings will be kept constant. Each PEEP level will be maintained for 15 minutes, followed by a 15-minute washout period between levels. Physiological measurements will be obtained during the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level, including respiratory effort assessed using invasive and non-invasive methods, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamic parameters. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Esophageal pressure swing (ΔPes) | Esophageal pressure swing (ΔPes), defined as the absolute difference between end-expiratory and end-inspiratory esophageal pressure, measured using an esophageal balloon catheter. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Pressure-time product per minute (PTPmin) | Pressure-time product per minute (PTPmin), expressed as cmH₂O·s/min, measured using an esophageal balloon catheter as an index of global inspiratory effort. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Delta Pocc (ΔPocc) | Airway occlusion pressure-derived index (ΔPocc) obtained from brief ventilator-based airway occlusion maneuvers as a non-invasive measurement of inspiratory effort. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Muscular Pressure Index (PMI) | Muscular Pressure Index (PMI) calculated from ventilator-based airway occlusion maneuvers as a non-invasive estimate of inspiratory muscle pressure. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Airway occlusion pressure at 100 ms (P0.1) | Airway occlusion pressure at 100 milliseconds (P0.1), measured by the mechanical ventilator as an index of respiratory drive. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Respiratory system compliance (Cest) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Diego Lopez Arnello, Physioterapy | Contact | +56973805897 | diegon.lopez@uc.cl | |
| Felipe Damiani, PhD, Msc, Physioterapy | Contact | +56 9 6669 8823 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Roque Basoalto, PhD, Msc, Physioterapy | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile | Principal Investigator |
| Sebastian Morales, Physician | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital Clinico UC | Recruiting | Santiago | Santiago Metropolitan | Chile |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29323536 | Background | Morais CCA, Koyama Y, Yoshida T, Plens GM, Gomes S, Lima CAS, Ramos OPS, Pereira SM, Kawaguchi N, Yamamoto H, Uchiyama A, Borges JB, Vidal Melo MF, Tucci MR, Amato MBP, Kavanagh BP, Costa ELV, Fujino Y. High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Renders Spontaneous Effort Noninjurious. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 May 15;197(10):1285-1296. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201706-1244OC. | |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012131 | Respiratory Insufficiency |
| D053120 | Respiratory Aspiration |
| ID | Term |
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| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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After informed consent is obtained, participants admitted to the ICU of Hospital Clínico UC or Clínica Universidad de los Andes and receiving invasive mechanical ventilation will undergo a randomized physiological crossover intervention. Pressure support will remain unchanged throughout the study and will be maintained at the level programmed by the treating medical team prior to study initiation. Four predefined levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP: 0, 5, 10, and 15 cmH₂O) will be applied in a randomized sequence, each lasting 15 minutes. Between each PEEP level, a 15-minute washout period will be performed using the same PEEP level set by the treating medical team before the intervention. During the final 5 minutes of each PEEP stage, physiological measurements of respiratory effort will be recorded. If clinical instability occurs, the intervention will be stopped and ventilator settings will be returned to baseline.
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Static compliance of the respiratory system (Cest) measured during assisted mechanical ventilation at each PEEP level. |
| During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Driving pressure | Driving pressure calculated as the difference between airway plateau pressure and total PEEP during assisted mechanical ventilation at each PEEP level. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Plateau pressure | Airway plateau pressure measured during assisted mechanical ventilation at each PEEP level. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Hemodynamic response | Hemodynamic response assessed using heart rate, arterial blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation during assisted mechanical ventilation at different PEEP levels. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Gas exchange (SaFi index) | Gas exchange assessed using the SaFi index (SpO₂/FiO₂ ratio) at each PEEP level. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Dynamic transpulmonary pressure | ynamic transpulmonary pressure calculated during assisted mechanical ventilation using airway pressure and esophageal pressure measurements obtained with an esophageal balloon catheter. | During the last 5 minutes of each PEEP level |
| Alejandro Bruh Bruhn |
| Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile |
| Principal Investigator |
| Background |
| Foti G, Cereda M, Banfi G, Pelosi P, Fumagalli R, Pesenti A. End-inspiratory airway occlusion: a method to assess the pressure developed by inspiratory muscles in patients with acute lung injury undergoing pressure support. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997 Oct;156(4 Pt 1):1210-6. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.4.96-02031. |
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