Light therapy for patients on breathing machines
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a light therapy (called PBMT-sMF) on people in the ICU who need a breathing machine. It aims to see if the treatment helps muscles and recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You or your family member must sign a consent form.
- You must be 21 or older.
- You must be on a breathing machine (or about to be put on one) for no more than 3 days so far.
- You must need the breathing machine for at least 2 more days.
- You cannot have a tube in your neck (tracheostomy) or a pacemaker in your chest.
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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