Breathing strategy for urgent lung transplant recovery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial is testing a new way of managing breathing during lung transplant surgery in patients who are very ill and need an urgent transplant. The goal is to see if keeping you breathing on your own (instead of using a breathing tube) can help you recover better after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older and able to give consent (or have a family member do it for you).
- You need to be on the lung transplant waiting list and be scheduled for a lung transplant.
- You must be in a critical condition needing urgent transplant, such as being on a breathing machine or ECMO (heart-lung bypass).
- Your heart and kidneys must be working well enough (heart pumping at least 40% and kidneys filtering at least 40 mL/min).
- You must not have active infections, active tuberculosis, or HIV with detectable virus.
- You need to be able to participate in rehabilitation after surgery and have a caregiver to support you.
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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