Study of breathing muscle and lung changes during transplant planning
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial studies how the diaphragm (your main breathing muscle) and lung/airway tissue behave in people who are being supported until they can get a lung transplant. The results may help doctors better understand breathing failure and improve transplant care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are currently on breathing support that is meant to bridge you to a lung transplant
- Your medical team has placed you on the official lung transplant list
- You do not have a diagnosed nerve or muscle problem that affects breathing (a neuromuscular disorder)
- You have not needed a breathing machine with an airway tube (invasive mechanical ventilation) for more than 48 hours in the last 4 weeks
- You do not have a chest wall/bone shape problem (thoracic cage deformity)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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