# Simple Mechanical Device to Control Pressure in the Balloon of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia

> **NCT02514655** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris** · enrollment: 500 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Mechanical Ventilation
- Tracheal Intubation
- Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia
- Intubation -Related Tracheal Lesions

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Nosten® pressure control (it's not an antibiotic, but simple device)
- **OTHER:** Manual pressure control

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02514655
- **Lead sponsor:** Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2015-08-15
- **Primary completion:** 2015-08-15
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 500 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02514655

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02514655, "Simple Mechanical Device to Control Pressure in the Balloon of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02514655. Licensed CC0.

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