How Lungs Distribute Air and Blood in Critically Ill Children
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This pilot study uses a special belt around the chest to measure how air and blood are distributed in the lungs of children on breathing machines in the intensive care unit. The goal is to better understand lung function in critically ill children.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Child is under 12 years old and hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
- Child is on a breathing machine (intubated with conventional mechanical ventilation) and sedated
- Child weighs between 3 and 40 kg (approximately 7 to 88 pounds)
- Child has a central line (thin tube) placed in the large vein in the upper chest
- Parents or legal guardians have signed informed consent
- Child does not have significant lung air leaks around the breathing tube, heart problems, recent chest surgery, or severe low blood oxygen levels
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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