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Effectiveness of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Weaning ICU Patients

NCT07613021 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2026-05-29

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Summary

Patients in critical condition, due to their prolonged stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the severity of the underlying disease, and potential adverse effects of hospitalization, may develop serious complications, such as muscle atrophy and weakness, which also affect the respiratory muscles. It is characteristic that within the first 18-69 hours of mechanical ventilation (MV), proteolytic processes occur that lead to rapid atrophy of the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic dysfunction acquired during the ICU stay thus appears to have an adverse effect on weaning from mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, length of hospital stay, functional status, quality of life, and mortality within the ICU and the hospital. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been identified as an intervention that could augment weaning, preventing the dedtrimental effects of MV. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of an IMT protocol in weaning success of ICU patients. Specifically, an electronic device will be used that incorporates a tapered flow resistive technique.

Conditions

  • Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

Interventions

OTHER

IMT

Inspiratory muscle training will be performed using an electronic breathing trainer (40% of MIP, with a daily increase of 10% of the initial MIP) and 30 repetitions, organized into 3 sets of 10 repetitions with a 1-minute break between sets

OTHER

Early mobilization

Protocolized early mobilization program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • General Hospital of Chalkida

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • General Hospital of Nikaia "Saint Panteleimon"

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of West Attica

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2029-06-30
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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