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Checking Belly Muscle Thickness with Ultrasound to Help Decide When ICU Patients Can Come Off the Ventilator

Ultrasound assessment of abdominal muscle thickness as predictor of weaning in patients on mechanical ventilation: an observational study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/101540
Enrollment
70
Registered
2026-01-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J969- Respiratory failure, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Shreyas Ujjinimatad
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient aged between 18 to 60 years who have been receiving mechanical ventilation via endotracheal tube for an equal to more than 48 hours. Patients who will meet readiness-to-wean criteria and would be about to undergo a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), as determined by the clinical team. Patients who provided informed consent (or their substitute decision-maker provided consent).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a known neurological or neuromuscular disorder. Patients with Psychiatric and CNS disorders. Patients who already failed weaning and reintubated patients. Patients who have underwent major abdominal or thoracic surgery. Patients who are on a tracheostomy or diagnosed to have critical illness myopathy. Patients who do not provide informed and written consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Extubation outcome within 24 hours (success or failure)Timepoint: 24 hours after extubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) outcome Pass / FailTimepoint: 30 minutes into SBT

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShreyas Ujjinimatad

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

drchandrakala2025@gmail.com8073478241

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026