Testing breathing tube removal in children
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how doctors can safely remove the breathing tube (extubation) in children who need a ventilator. It tests a specific method of observing how well a child breathes on their own before removing the tube. This could help doctors decide the best time to try extubation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child must be in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for more than 24 hours.
- Your child must be older than 1 month (or at least 38 weeks corrected age) and younger than 18 years old.
- Your child cannot have certain serious lung or heart conditions, like heart disease or a hole in the diaphragm.
- Your child cannot have had a lung transplant or a stem cell transplant with certain complications.
- Your child cannot be pregnant or have other conditions like severe obesity, facial surgery in the last 2 weeks, or brain bleeding.
- Your doctor and family must agree that continued treatment is not considered hopeless.
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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