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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT)in the ICU and CCU

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Critically Ill
Respiratory Failure
Registration Number
NCT02003053
Lead Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brief Summary

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is an intervention used with success in the outpatient setting within the COPD population. Use of IMT is also theoretically possible during mechanical ventilation. This study will will assess the feasibility and safety of the study of IMT in the patient population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7
Inclusion Criteria
  • Mechanically ventilated patients.
  • Must have passed spontaneuos brething trial screening but failed the trial itself.
  • Potential subject must be able to perform atleast 5 minutes of spontaneous breathing trial.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known neuromuscular disease
  • Unstable cardiac ischemia
  • Tracheostomized patients

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety and Feasibility of Inspiratory Muscle TrainingBaseline and until participant is extubated or discharged from the critical care unit (up to 1 month post-baseline)

The number of patients tolerating Inspiratory Muscle Training or Sham.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
🇺🇸Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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