Breathing machine settings and pupil light response
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how different breathing machine settings affect the pupil's response to light. Because pupil response can show how the nervous system is doing, this could help doctors better monitor and care for patients on ventilators.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older.
- You need to be on a breathing machine (mechanical ventilation).
- You should be lightly sedated or not sedated at all.
- You must be stable enough to not need constant ventilator adjustments.
- You need to have a small tube in an artery (arterial line) for blood sampling.
- You must not have brain, eye, or face conditions that affect pupil response.
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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