U.S., Dec. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07256821) titled 'Identifying the Optimal IMT Dose in ICU' on Nov. 18.
Brief Summary: 200,000 adults are admitted to intensive care in the UK each year. Many of these patients need help with their breathing and are put on a machine called a ventilator.
Research shows that many patients using a ventilator quickly develop weakness in their main breathing muscle, called the diaphragm. This weakness can cause a longer time on the ventilator, a longer hospital stay, and higher chances of health problems or death.
Inspiratory muscle training is a breathing exercise where the patient breathes against resistance through a small device (like breathing throug...