Breathing and arm exercises to help leave the ventilator
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether adding arm and shoulder exercises to standard breathing muscle training helps people on ventilators wean off more successfully. It may improve your ability to breathe on your own.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are awake, alert, and able to follow instructions.
- You have been on a breathing machine for at least 24 hours.
- Your heart and blood pressure are stable, with no or only low-dose medications to support them.
- You are not on continuous sedatives.
- You meet standard readiness criteria for trying to breathe without the machine.
- You do not have conditions like heart failure, nerve or muscle disease, or recent chest/abdominal surgery that would make the exercises unsafe.
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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