The ACCESSIT Study
Role of ACCESsory Muscles in Mechanically Ventilated Patients After Spinal Cord Injury and Trauma: a Physiological Study - The ACCESSIT Study
Unity Health Toronto
30 participants
Dec 17, 2021
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The study is designed to characterize and monitor the structure, degree of activation and function of the different respiratory muscles during mechanical ventilation after spine trauma and spinal cord injury.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Presence of traumatic spine lesion (with and without spinal cord injury)
- Requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, via oro-tracheal or tracheostomy tube,
- years of age or older
- Patient or substitute decision maker able to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria3
- Expected withdrawal of treatments within 24 hours of screening
- Chronic respiratory failure already treated with mechanical ventilation before the injury
- Documented pre-existing neuromuscular diseases
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Interventions
Patients will be assessed and measurements will be taken during controlled ventilation (most likely \<72 hours of ICU admission), during partially assisted ventilation, and until spontaneous unassisted breathing is reached.
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NCT05207046