# Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickening as an Additive Weaning Criterion

> **NCT07143695** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Cairo University** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Critically Ill

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Parasternal intercostal thickening fraction
- **DEVICE:** Sham parasternal intercostal thickening

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07143695
- **Lead sponsor:** Cairo University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-08-01
- **Final completion:** 2026-08-31
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-08


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07143695

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07143695, "Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Thickening as an Additive Weaning Criterion". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07143695. Licensed CC0.

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