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Using bedside ultrasound parameters evaluating filling of lung with air , filling of heart, and ratio of breathing rate to thickness of diaphragm muscle to decide when its safe to remove the breathing tube from elderly patients who are on a artificial life support

Ultrasound-integrated weaning assessment in elderly mechanically ventilated patients using lung ultrascound score, ratio of respiratory rate & diaphragmatic thickening fraction and diastolic dysfunction as predictors of extubation outcomes - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/107612
Enrollment
110
Registered
2026-04-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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 Health Condition 2: I503- Diastolic (congestive) heart failure

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Elderly patients more than 60 years on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours 2 Eligible for SBT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Short term mechanical ventilation less than 48 hours 2 Spinal cord injuries above T8 3 Diaphragmatic paralysis or neuromuscular weakness 4 Poor ultrasound windows 5 Encephalopathy 6 Advanced Heart failure severe valvular heart disease persistent arrhythmias affecting Doppler measurement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1 Prediction of Weaning Success 2 Weaning success 3 Weaning failure 4 Weaning in Progress Timepoint: Within 48 hours after extubation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 Correlation Analysis 2 Predictive Accuracy Comparison 3 Post Extubation and Clinical Outcomes 4 Exploratory OutcomesTimepoint: ICU And Hospital Discharge—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deepak Govil

Medanta The Medicity Gurgaon

drdeepak_govil@yahoo.co.in09818056688

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026