Breathing muscle training for patients on long-term ventilators
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether specific breathing exercises can help people who have been on a ventilator for a long time get stronger and be able to breathe on their own. It also checks how the diaphragm (the main breathing muscle) responds to this training.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for at least 6 hours a day for 21 days straight.
- Your condition is stable enough that you are awake, can think clearly, and can give your permission to participate.
- You can breathe on your own for short periods of time without the machine.
- Your ventilator settings are: PEEP of 10 or less, oxygen level below 60%, and breathing rate under 25 breaths per minute.
- You do not have severe brain injury, broken ribs, chest or belly wounds, or other conditions that would make breathing exercises unsafe.
- You must be able to follow instructions and cooperate with the training.
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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