Effect of body position and breathing support on lung function
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests how changing a patient's body tilt and adjusting a ventilator's settings can help open up collapsed parts of the lungs. It may help patients with severe lung failure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be on a breathing tube and have severe lung failure (ARDS).
- Your oxygen levels must be very low despite being on a ventilator.
- You must be heavily sedated and possibly given muscle relaxants.
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You cannot have an air leak from your lung (bronchopleural fistula), severe COPD flare-up, or unstable blood pressure.
- You must not have any reason that prevents moving your body or placing a special monitoring belt on your chest.
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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