Status:
COMPLETED
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Ventilator Dependent Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Failure to Wean
Respiratory Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
The inspiratory muscle strength training consists of 4 sets of 6-10 breaths through a threshold inspiratory muscle strength training device, 5 days per week. The inspiratory muscle training is conduct...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
- life expectancy \< 12 months due to malignancy
- damaged phrenic nerves
- neuromuscular diseases
- heart or lung transplant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00419458
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
November 9 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Deprtment of Physical Therapy/Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610