Lung recruitment test for breathing failure patients on a ventilator
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial uses a special imaging technique (electrical impedance tomography) to find the best ventilator settings for patients with acute breathing failure. It may help doctors tailor treatment to improve lung function.
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Who can take part
- You are on a breathing machine (ventilator) and sedated so you have no spontaneous breaths.
- Your oxygen level is low (oxygenation index under 300 mmHg).
- Your doctor believes you need a test to find the right ventilator pressure (PEEP).
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are not pregnant.
- You do not have conditions that prevent the EIT chest belt (like a heart device, chest wounds, or severe chest shape changes).
- You or your legal representative can give consent to participate.
- Your blood pressure and heart rate are stable enough to tolerate high ventilator pressures.
- You do not have a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) or air in the chest cavity (mediastinal emphysema) as decided by your doctor.
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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