Lung opening procedure safety in children on breathing machines
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a lung opening procedure (alveolar recruitment maneuver) in children on a breathing machine to see if it's safe and helpful. It compares how well the procedure works with different machine settings.
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Who can take part
- Your child is under 14 years old and in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Your child has been on a breathing machine for more than 4 hours.
- Your child's oxygen levels or lung stiffness meet specific criteria (determined by doctors).
- Your child's doctor has decided a special lung opening procedure is needed.
- Your child does not have certain heart conditions, recent lung surgery, or a large air leak around the breathing tube.
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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