Breathing muscle therapy for hard-to-wean ICU patients
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a special breathing therapy for intensive care patients who are having trouble coming off the ventilator. If you have weak muscles or a weak cough, the therapy aims to strengthen your breathing so you can recover faster.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and covered by social security.
- You have been on a breathing machine for at least 2 days.
- You have failed at least one attempt to breathe on your own, but just passed your first successful trial.
- Your muscles are very weak (MRC score under 48) or your cough is weak (score of 0 to 2 on a 6-point scale).
- You are fully awake (not heavily sedated), have no recent brain injury, no chronic nerve or muscle disease, no air leak in the lung, no severe lung damage, and no active bleeding in the lungs.
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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