Inspiratory Muscle Training in Ventilator Dependent Patients

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Failure to Wean, Respiratory Failure, Ventilator Dependent

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if inspiratory muscle strength training will increase the proportion of ventilator dependent patients weaned versus Sham treated patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00419458

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

150

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-11-09

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Failure to wean patients in the medial, surgical and intermediate respiratory care units at Shands Hospital
• medically stable
• able to initiate spontaneous breaths
• able to provide informed consent
• able to follow simple instructions

You may not qualify if…

• life expectancy < 12 months due to malignancy
• damaged phrenic nerves
• neuromuscular diseases
• heart or lung transplant

Where it is running

• Deprtment of Physical Therapy/Shands Hospital at the University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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