Study of a diaphragm pacing device for long-term ventilator patients
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a device called AeroPace that helps stimulate the diaphragm to help people who have been on a breathing machine for a long time and have not been able to come off. It aims to see if the device is safe and effective in helping patients breathe on their own.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been on a breathing machine for 4 or more days.
- You have not been able to come off the breathing machine so far.
- A recent attempt to take you off the breathing machine (within the last 48 hours) did not work.
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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