Improving sedation with a new care plan for ICU patients
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new sedation protocol for adults in intensive care who need strong pain relief or sedation medicines. It aims to make sedation safer and more comfortable, and includes people on ECMO (a heart-lung machine) or a ventilator (breathing machine) for severe breathing problems.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You are getting continuous sedation or pain relief medicine through a vein
- You are on ECMO (a machine that helps your heart and lungs) for severe breathing problems, or on a breathing machine for severe breathing problems or a serious heart condition
- You have been in the ICU for at least 24 hours and are not expected to stop life-sustaining treatment in the next day
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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