Adjusting ventilator support based on breathing effort
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial is testing a new way to adjust the pressure support (the extra help you get when breathing on the ventilator) based on your own breathing effort. It aims to make weaning off the ventilator safer and more effective for people who need it for more than 48 hours.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 or older.
- You must be on a ventilator (breathing machine) with pressure support, a setting that gently helps you breathe.
- Your need for the ventilator should be expected to last more than 48 hours total.
- You must have been on the ventilator for less than 48 hours at the time of screening.
- You cannot have muscle, nerve, or brain conditions that affect breathing, or conditions like a collapsed lung or broken ribs.
- You cannot have severe lung diseases like ARDS or COPD, a BMI over 35, or be 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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