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Can simple breathing exercises help ICU patients get stronger?

NCT ID NCT07055789

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a combined breathing muscle training program is safe and practical for adult ICU patients who are on or recently off a ventilator. Twenty-two patients received the training alongside usual care. The main goal was to see if patients could stick with the program and if staff found it easy to use. This is a very early feasibility trial, so it does not yet prove the training improves outcomes.

What this could mean

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Active substance
combined respiratory muscle training (inspiratory and expiratory muscle training)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a practical breathing exercise program that helps ICU patients recover faster from ventilator weakness.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 22 participants and no comparison group. It is designed to test whether the training is possible, not whether it works.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

22 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2024

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥18years, * mechanically ventilated for ≥ 24 hours, * able to initiate spontaneous breaths on MV, * on suitable levels of respiratory support with ≤.6 FiO2, ≤10 PEEP, * deemed eligible for MV weaning by ICU consultant or recently extubated (\<48 hours), * alert and collaborative (RASS -2 to +2). Exclusion Criteria: * patients deemed medically unfit by the ICU physicians * pregnant patients or breast feeding patients * patients with specific pathologies that may impair respiratory muscle function and response to interventions independent of mechanical ventilation and critical care stay * Patient who have undergone surgical intervention / repair of the diaphragm within 6 months of the trial, diaphragm / hemi-diaphragm paralysis, * patients unable to consent / collaborate in treatment, * patients may also be excluded if the ICU physician deems the short disconnection period from MV is unsuitable, * patients for palliative management or unlikely to survive their critical care episode.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute quadriplegic myopathy Critical Illness

As listed by the trial registrant

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Critical illness Critical illness myopathy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tallaght University Hospital

    Dublin, Tallaght, D24NR0A, Ireland

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