U.S., March 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06897774) titled 'Does Transcutaneous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Prevent Diaphragm Atrophy?' on March 06.
Brief Summary: Dear participant Participants's patient, who is participants's first-degree relative, who is connected to a ventilator in the intensive care unit, unconscious and not authorized to give informed consent, has been invited to participate in the study titled 'Does transcutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation prevent diaphragm atrophy?
In order to strengthen this muscle and prevent loss of function, investigator provide electrical stimulation between the rib cage and abdomen through the skin with the tens device, causing the muscle to con...