Breathing technique to help wean from the ventilator
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a non-drug breathing technique to help people who are having trouble coming off the breathing machine in the ICU. If you have needed a ventilator for more than a day and have already failed a breathing trial, this study may be for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You are in the intensive care unit (ICU) on a breathing machine (ventilator) for at least 24 hours.
- You have tried to breathe on your own at least once, but that attempt failed.
- You do not have a chronic muscle or nerve disease (like ALS or muscular dystrophy).
- You understand French well enough to talk with the study team.
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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