Jaw movement as a guide to weaning off the breathing machine
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study uses a small sensor on the jaw to watch how your jaw moves while you are on a breathing machine. It may help doctors predict whether you can safely breathe on your own without the machine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and currently in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for more than 24 hours because of sudden breathing problems.
- Your breathing rate is 35 breaths per minute or fewer, and your oxygen levels are stable.
- You are awake enough to cough on your own, and you are not receiving continuous sedatives (calming medications).
- You are at higher risk of struggling to come off the ventilator, which includes being over 65 or having certain heart or lung conditions.
- You must not have conditions that block the use of a breathing mask or a tube through the nose, like severe bleeding or facial fractures.
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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