Heart and lung check during breathing trial in intensive care
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how a standard breathing test (called a spontaneous ventilation test, SBT) affects the heart and lungs in people who are at risk of developing fluid in the lungs (pulmonary oedema). It aims to find out if this test causes extra strain on the heart, which could help improve how patients are weaned off the breathing machine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an adult (older than 18 years).
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for more than 48 hours in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- You are ready to try breathing on your own for the first time as part of the weaning process.
- You are at higher risk of lung water (pulmonary oedema) because you are older than 65, have heart disease, chronic lung failure, or are obese.
- You have a normal heart rhythm (no pacemaker) and you do not have a tracheostomy (a hole in your windpipe).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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