Volume-targeted ventilation for neuromuscular disease
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a smarter ventilator setting that automatically adjusts pressure to deliver a steady amount of air. It may help people with slowly worsening muscle weakness who already use a nighttime breathing machine.
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Who can take part
- You have a slowly worsening muscle disease (like muscular dystrophy or ALS).
- You already use a fixed-pressure breathing machine (bi-level) every night.
- You have been stable for the last 6 weeks (no hospital stays, lung infections, or ventilator changes).
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You use your breathing machine for at least 4 hours each night.
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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