Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of Respiratory Muscle Unloading on Respiratory Muscle Endurance
Lead Sponsor:
Krankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft
Conditions:
Chronic Respiratory Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study investigates how different degrees of muscular unloading during mechanical ventilation impact endurance of succeeding spontaneous breathing trials
Detailed Description
Liberation from mechanical ventilation in difficult to wean patients is best accomplished by intermittent spontaneous breathing trials (1). Optimal respiratory muscle rest in-between breathing trials ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- hypercapnic respiratory failure
Exclusion
- upper Gi pathology
- renal failure (creatinin \> 2 mg/dl)
- Sepsis or infection
- age \< 18 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00415896
Start Date
December 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2007
Last Update
December 25 2006
Active Locations (1)
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1
Kloster Grafschaft
Schmallenberg, Annostr. 1, Germany, 57392