The Role of Muscular Ultrasound in Predicting Weaning Success

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02864459

Enrollment

114

Registered

2016-08-12

Start date

2016-08-31

Completion date

2022-12-31

Last updated

2021-08-24

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

Conditions

Respiratory Insufficiency

Keywords

Ultrasonography, Weaning

Brief summary

When attempting to wean a patient from the ventilator, even if he/she passes the spontaneous breathing test, 10-20% of the time extubation failure occurs and the patient is reintubated. When the patient is reintubated the mortality rate increases and the length of intensive care unit stay is also increased. It is vital to intensively assess the patient before extubation and correctly predict extubation success. Muscular ultrasound may be helpful in these situations.

Interventions

OTHERMuscular ultrasound

Muscular ultrasound is done before extubation

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation * Patients who have been mechanically ventilated for more than 72 hrs

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant patients * Patients with previous neuromuscular diseases * Difficulties in muscular ultrasound (Dressing, operation, etc)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Extubation success (no need for reintubation)	48 hours after extubation

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Weaning success (no need for applying the ventilator again)	2 hours after spontaneous breathing trial

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026