Trial on heated humidifiers for breathing tubes
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial studies how heating and adding moisture to the air breathed through a breathing tube (called a heated humidifier) affects patients in intensive care. It focuses on people who need the breathing tube for a longer time or special protective settings.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You are currently in the intensive care unit
- You have a breathing tube (invasive mechanical ventilation) and need a heated humidifier for a longer time or for protective ventilation with faster breaths
- You are not expected to have the breathing tube removed within the next 24 hours
- You are not in the SAVE-ICU study using a special gas-delivery system called AnaConDa
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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