Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Completed

Conditions studied: Quality of Life

In brief

The investigators objective is to assess quality of life and functional outcome in patients requiring short-term mechanical ventilation. Additionally, the investigators plan to measure the recovery of peripheral muscle strength and respiratory muscle strength during recovery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01817608

Run by

Amal Jubran

People needed

66

Starts

2004-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ICU patients who require mechanical ventilation for at least 2 days
• the ability to speak English
• willing to participate

You may not qualify if…

• patients who require mechanical ventilation at home before hospitalization
• patients previously requiring mechanical ventilation at an LTAC facility

Where it is running

• Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division — Maywood, Illinois, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.