Inspiratory Muscle Training in Ventilator Dependent Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00419458 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 8, 2007
Last Update Posted : November 9, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Failure to Wean Respiratory Failure Ventilator Dependent | Procedure: inspiratory muscle strength training | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Respiratory Muscle Training in Ventilator Dependent Patients |
Study Start Date : | February 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2009 |
- ventilator dependent status
- breathing patterns during failed and passed unsupported breathing trials
- maximal inspiratory pressure

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Failure to wean patients in the medial, surgical and intermediate respiratory care units at Shands Hospital
- medically stable
- able to initiate spontaneous breaths
- able to provide informed consent
- able to follow simple instructions
Exclusion Criteria:
- life expectancy < 12 months due to malignancy
- damaged phrenic nerves
- neuromuscular diseases
- heart or lung transplant

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00419458
United States, Florida | |
Deprtment of Physical Therapy/Shands Hospital at the University of Florida | |
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610 |
Principal Investigator: | Anatole D Martin, Ph D, PT | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Andrea Gabrielli, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Paul Davenport, Ph D | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Joseph Layon, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Maher Baz, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Lawrence Caruso, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Ricardo Gonzalez-Rothi, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Elosie Harman, MD | University of Florida | |
Study Director: | Micheal Banner, Ph D | University of Florida |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00419458 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NICHD 5R01HD42705 |
First Posted: | January 8, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 9, 2009 |
Last Verified: | November 2009 |
ventilator weaning weaning respiratory failure inspiratory muscle strength training |
Respiratory Insufficiency Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases |