New treatments for weak breathing muscles from a ventilator
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests if special exercises or other treatments can help patients whose diaphragm (the main breathing muscle) becomes weak after being on a breathing machine for two days or more.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for at least 2 days straight.
- Your diaphragm muscle is not working well (measured by a breathing strength test and ultrasound).
- You do not have heart problems, nerve or muscle disease, or a major brain injury that would make the treatments unsafe.
- You are not sedated and your body is stable enough to try breathing on your own.
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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