Exercises to help breathing during ventilator weaning
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether specific neck and breathing muscle exercises during ventilator weaning can help people breathe more effectively and safely come off the ventilator. It may help patients who have already had trouble with prior weaning attempts.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are at least 16 years old
- You are on a breathing machine (ventilator) through a breathing tube or tracheostomy right now
- You have tried to come off the ventilator before (failed a planned extubation or failed at least three spontaneous breathing trials)
- Your breathing support settings are low enough (pressure support 10 cmH2O or lower) and you can trigger the ventilator on your own
- Your blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen levels are stable enough for exercise
- You can understand and follow simple instructions given by the team
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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