Comparing two ventilator settings for helping patients breathe on their own
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests two different ways of adjusting the breathing machine (ventilator) to help intensive care patients start breathing more on their own. The goal is to find the better approach to reduce time on the ventilator and improve recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are in the intensive care unit (ICU) and on a breathing machine because of sudden breathing failure
- Your oxygen levels are significantly low, as measured by a blood test soon after being put on the machine
- The doctors expect you will need the breathing machine for more than 24 hours
- You are ready to start trying to breathe more on your own, according to your doctor
- You are 18 years or older and not pregnant
- You do not have severe obesity, severe lung disease, or certain nerve or brain conditions
- You have not been on a breathing machine at home or had a tracheostomy (a tube in your neck) before this ICU stay
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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