Ultrasound muscle test to help plan breathing tube removal
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study checks if a simple ultrasound test of your muscles can help doctors decide when you are ready to breathe without a breathing tube. The test is painless and may help make weaning safer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must have been in the intensive care unit (ICU) for more than 24 hours.
- You must be able to have an ultrasound test (no skin wounds or other issues that would block it).
- You must not have a muscle or nerve disease, major muscle damage, or a chest wall deformity that would affect the test.
- You must not be pregnant.
- You (or your legal representative) must be able to give permission to join the study.
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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