Testing when to take a child off a breathing machine
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a procedure called a spontaneous breathing trial to see how well your child can breathe on their own after being on a ventilator. If successful, it may help doctors decide when to safely remove the breathing tube.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and have been on a breathing machine for more than 24 hours.
- Your child must be over 1 month old (born after 38 weeks) and under 18 years old.
- Your child cannot have certain serious heart or lung conditions, like heart disease, high blood pressure in the lungs, or a diaphragmatic hernia (a hole in the muscle that helps breathing).
- Your child cannot be on a breathing machine at home before this illness.
- Your child cannot be enrolled in any other research study.
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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