# Improving Our Understanding of Respiratory Muscle Training to Facilitate Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

> **NCT04658498** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **KU Leuven** · enrollment: 90 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Weaning Failure

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Procedure: Usual Care (UC)
- **OTHER:** Procedure: UC + HI-IMT
- **OTHER:** Procedure: UC + LI-IMT (sham IMT)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04658498
- **Lead sponsor:** KU Leuven
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-10
- **Final completion:** 2026-10
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04658498

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04658498, "Improving Our Understanding of Respiratory Muscle Training to Facilitate Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04658498. Licensed CC0.

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