Checking breathing tube cuff pressure in intensive care
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial is testing a method to regularly measure and manage the pressure in the balloon (cuff) of the breathing tube to help prevent damage to your windpipe. It is for patients in the intensive care unit who need a breathing machine for more than a day.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be on a breathing machine (ventilator) and expected to stay on it for more than 24 hours.
- You must be able to sign a consent form (or have a legal guardian do so).
- You must not have been on the breathing tube for more than 6 hours already.
- You must not be pregnant.
- You must not have had any previous surgery on your windpipe or airways.
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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