Assessment of Volume-targeted Ventilation in Patients With Neuromuscular Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

About this trial

Assessment of safety and efficacy of volume-targeted ventilation in patients with neuromuscular disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Slowly progressive neuromuscular disease

Established on fixed bi-level ventilation

Documented clinical respiratory stability by supervising clinician (no hospitalizations, respiratory infections or change to ventilator settings in preceding 6 weeks)

Disqualifiers

Rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease

Decompensated respiratory failure (pH < 7.35)

Pregnancy

Aged <18, >80

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Volume-targeted non-invasive ventilation

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group