New study aims to Fine-Tune breathing machines for heavier patients

NCT ID NCT07359261

Summary

This study is testing whether using a special pressure sensor in the food pipe can help doctors set ventilator machines more precisely for obese patients with severe breathing failure. It will involve 30 patients who are on breathing machines, comparing personalized settings to standard care. The main goal is to see if this approach is practical to study in a larger future trial that could improve survival and recovery.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Sturgeon Community Hospital

    St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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