Lung clearance help for severe blunt chest injury
Part of Injuries & trauma, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a new way to help clear your lungs and improve breathing while you are on a ventilator after a severe blunt chest injury. It uses special monitoring and gentle lung expansion to help you recover.
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Who can take part
- You have a severe chest injury from a blunt force (like a car crash or fall), not a penetrating wound.
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- The injury happened within the last 48 hours.
- You are currently on a breathing machine (ventilator) to help you breathe.
- You cannot have certain conditions, such as an unstable heart, active bleeding, or an untreated collapsed lung.
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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