# Predictors of the Ability to Protect the Airway in Long-term Ventilated Patients

> **NCT01618240** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Massachusetts General Hospital** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Swallowing Disorder
- Aspiration
- Long Term Ventilation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Muscle Strength Measurement
- **OTHER:** Ventilator

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01618240
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-01
- **Primary completion:** 2012-04
- **Final completion:** 2012-04
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-10-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01618240

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01618240, "Predictors of the Ability to Protect the Airway in Long-term Ventilated Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01618240. Licensed CC0.

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