Ultrasound to check heart function during breathing trials
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests if using ultrasound to monitor your heart during a breathing test can help predict if you will need the breathing tube again. It is for people on a ventilator for at least 24 hours who are at higher risk of needing the tube reinserted.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been on a breathing machine for at least 24 hours and are ready for a trial of breathing on your own.
- You are calm and alert enough (sedation score between -1 and +1 on a scale called RASS).
- You are at high risk for needing the breathing tube again because you have a heart condition (such as a weak heart, blocked arteries, irregular heartbeat, or history of fluid in the lungs) or a lung condition (such as COPD, emphysema, asthma, or obesity-related breathing problems).
- You do not have a muscle or nerve disease like myasthenia gravis that started before this hospital stay.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You are not under legal guardianship or court protection.
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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