# Efficacy of Early Tracheostomy to Reduce Incidence of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)

> **NCT00262431** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Turin, Italy** · enrollment: 320 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Respiratory Insufficiency

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Tracheostomy on day 3-5 in early group and 10-12 in late group

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00262431
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Turin, Italy
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2004-06
- **Primary completion:** 2008-06
- **Final completion:** 2008-10
- **Target enrollment:** 320 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-06-08

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00262431

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00262431, "Efficacy of Early Tracheostomy to Reduce Incidence of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00262431. Licensed CC0.

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