Breathing difficulty in obese patients during weaning from ventilator
Part of Hormones & metabolism, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how often obese patients have trouble breathing when doctors try to remove the breathing tube (weaning) in the ICU. The goal is to understand what causes this and how it affects recovery.
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Who can take part
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for at least 48 hours.
- Your doctor has decided it's time to try taking you off the ventilator (a test called spontaneous breathing trial).
- You are age 18 or older.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have a muscle or nerve disease that would make weaning impossible.
- You do not have a serious mental or memory problem that would make it hard to rate your breathing difficulty.
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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