Breathing tube suction and saltwater mist for lung infections
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a device that helps clear mucus from the lungs using a combination of gentle suction and a saltwater mist. Doctors want to see if this can help people on breathing tubes recover faster from hospital-acquired lung infections.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You or your loved one must be able to give written consent to join the study.
- You must have a lung infection that started in the hospital (like pneumonia or bronchitis) and are on a breathing tube.
- You must not have a very poor outlook (like expected to not recover).
- You must not have active coughing up of blood, serious lung damage, or unstable chest wall.
- You must not have severe asthma-like wheezing that needs treatment, or unmonitored high pressure in the brain.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
Similar studies
Other trials that look related to this one.
This trial tests if a special machine (mechanical insufflation-exsufflation) can help remove thick mucus from the lungs of patients who are on a breathing tube and ventilator. The goal is to see if optimized settings clear more mucus than standard care.
This trial tests whether breathing salt water vapor through a home nebulizer machine helps people with a specific type of lung infection (nontuberculous mycobacteria). The goal is to see if this simple treatment can improve breathing and reduce symptoms.
This study tests if breathing in a salty mist with warm, moist air can help clear mucus from the lungs. It's for people with healthy lungs to see how well it works.
This study tests whether continuously breathing in a fine mist of salt water combined with warm, moist air helps make thick lung secretions easier to clear. You'd be hospitalized and have a lung condition that causes lots of mucus buildup.
This trial tests a breathing tube with a special drain to remove fluid from above the cuff, combined with a device that monitors cuff pressure. The goal is to prevent bacteria from leaking past the tube into the lungs, which can cause serious infections in ICU patients.
This trial studies whether inhaling hypertonic (very salty) saline helps treat nodular-bronchiectatic lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). It may help reduce ongoing infection and symptoms if you have the right type of MAC lung pattern and have not recently started the usual MAC treatments.
Hear when a new Nosocomial Infection trial opens
We’ll email you when one opens — at most once a week, no account needed, unsubscribe anytime.