WEANING FAILURE

This study is testing a new device called heepSync that uses gentle electrical pulses on the skin to stimulate a patient's breathing muscles while they are on a ventilator. The goal is to see if this can safely help prevent the muscles from weakening, which is a common problem fo…

This study is testing whether a drug called levosimendan can help critically ill patients who are struggling to breathe on their own after being on a ventilator. The drug is designed to strengthen the diaphragm muscle to help with breathing. Researchers will compare the drug to a…

This study aims to understand how different breathing exercises affect the muscles of ICU patients who are having difficulty weaning off mechanical ventilation. Researchers will compare three different training approaches to see how they change muscle strength and function. The g…

This study aims to find better ways to predict when a critically ill patient in the ICU is ready to breathe on their own after using a ventilator. Researchers will test a new, non-invasive sensor that measures muscle activity and oxygen use during a short breathing test. The goal…

This study aims to see if a simple ultrasound scan of chest muscles can help doctors predict the best time to take a patient off a breathing machine. It will observe 64 adults who have been on a ventilator for at least a day and are ready to try breathing on their own. The goal i…