Non-medication breathing help for ICU patients having trouble with ventilator weaning
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a non-drug technique to help patients in intensive care who are having difficulty breathing on their own after being on a ventilator. It may help reduce shortness of breath and improve the weaning process.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an adult (18 years or older).
- You are currently in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for at least 24 hours.
- You have tried at least once to breathe on your own but did not succeed.
- You have not been successfully taken off the ventilator before during this ICU stay.
- You do not have a tracheostomy (a tube in your throat) or plan to get one soon.
- You do not have chronic muscle or nerve diseases (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
- You are not currently in a state of confusion or delirium (as determined by a specific test).
- You can follow simple commands and open your eyes.
- You do not have severe psychiatric disorders requiring medication.
- You have not had a recent brain injury (within the last 3 months).
- You are not deaf or hard of hearing, and you use French in everyday life.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- There is no plan to limit your medical care (e.g., no re-intubation if needed).
- You can give consent yourself or through a family member or witness.
- You are not currently participating in another interventional study with an exclusion period.
- You are not under legal protection or deprived of liberty.
- You are covered by a social security system.
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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