Can gentle touch therapy help you breathe on your own?
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests if gentle hands-on therapy (osteopathic manipulative medicine) can help people on a breathing machine (ventilator) start breathing on their own faster. It's for adults who are stable but not making progress weaning off the ventilator.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are on a breathing machine (ventilator) for more than 2 days and not making progress in breathing on your own.
- You have a sudden breathing problem (from low oxygen, too much carbon dioxide, or muscle weakness).
- A legal decision-maker (like a family member or power of attorney) can give permission for you to join.
- You do not have a severe brain or nerve condition that would prevent you from coming off the ventilator.
- You are between 18 and 85 years old, and your body mass index (BMI) is under 60.
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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