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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610001089022
ACTRN12610001089022
Completed
N/A

In patients requiring mechanical ventilation for 7 days or longer, is inspiratory muscle training superior to standard physiotherapy in reducing the degree of residual inspiratory muscle weakness or enhancing quality of life measures?

Bernie Bissett0 sites140 target enrollmentDecember 13, 2010

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Inspiratory muscle weakness associated with long-term (> 7 days) ventilator dependence
Sponsor
Bernie Bissett
Enrollment
140
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 13, 2010
End Date
October 31, 2019
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Bernie Bissett

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients admitted to ICU who:
  • \- are mechanically ventilated for 7days or longer
  • \- are aged 16 years or older
  • \- are alert and able to co\-operate with training
  • \- are able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients will be excluded from the study if they are:
  • \- age \< 16 years
  • \- unwilling to consent
  • \- previously included in the study
  • \- pregnant
  • \- mechanically ventilated less than 7days
  • \- not alert or able to co\-operate with training
  • \- not able to provide informed consent
  • \- requiring high levels of ventilatory support (eg PEEP \> 15 cmH20, FiO2 \> 0\.60\) where the treating team (medical and / or physiotherapy) deems risks of brief disconnection from ventilation unacceptable

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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