Monitoring leg pressure in adults on life-support
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a device that continuously measures pressure in an arm or leg to help detect compartment syndrome in people on a heart-lung machine (VA-ECMO). It may help clinicians act sooner if pressure becomes dangerous, potentially reducing complications.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult (18 years or older)
- You are on VA-ECMO, a specific type of life-support machine
- You are currently sedated (not fully awake)
- No one has diagnosed you with limb (arm/leg) blood flow problems before ECMO was started
- Your arm or leg injury is not so severe that the monitoring device cannot be safely placed
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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