NCT00702871.

Trial name or title	A clinico‐bacteriological study and effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia
Methods	Parallel‐group open‐label randomised controlled study
Participants	Inclusion criteria Age > 12 years Those on mechanical ventilation longer than 48 hours Exclusion criteria Pre‐existing pneumonia at beginning of ventilation Developing pneumonia within 48 hours of ventilation Patients taking oral antibiotics
Interventions	Intervention: ranitidine 50 mg IV 8‐hourly for entire duration of ICU stay Control: sucralfate 1 g via NG tube 6‐hourly for entire duration of ICU stay
Outcomes	Primary outcome Occurrence of ventilator‐associated pneumonia Secondary outcome ‐
Starting date	March 2005
Contact information	Rajiv Singla, MD, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi, India
Notes	clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT00702871