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NCT07144878

Parasternal Intercostal Ultrasound vs RSBI for Weaning Prediction

Completed NA Last updated 28 August 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Parasternal Intercostal Ultrasound and RSBI Assessment in Respiratory Insufficiency in 50 participants. Completed in 25 June 2024.

Timeline
3 October 2023
Primary endpoint
1 April 2024
25 June 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorBenha University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposediagnostic
Enrollment50
Start date3 October 2023
Primary completion1 April 2024
Estimated completion25 June 2024
Sites1 location across Egypt

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Benha University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Respiratory Insufficiency or Weaning, Ventilator. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Mechanical ventilation is essential in the management of critically ill patients, but deciding the proper time to wean and extubate remains a significant challenge. Extubation failure is associated with poor outcomes, including prolonged intensive care unit stay, higher risk of complications, and increased mortality. The rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) is widely used to predict weaning readiness, but its predictive accuracy is limited. Recently, ultrasound evaluation of respiratory muscles, particularly the parasternal intercostal muscle, has been proposed as a promising bedside tool to assess respiratory effort and load. This comparative clinical trial was conducted on adult intensive care unit patients at Benha University Hospital who were mechanically ventilated for ≤24 hours and ready for a spontaneous breathing trial. Each patient underwent both rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) measurement and parasternal intercostal muscle ultrasound prior to the trial. Patients were classified into successful or failed weaning groups based on trial outcome. The study compared the diagnostic accuracy of both methods and aimed to determine whether ultrasound assessment of the parasternal intercostal muscle offers a more reliable predictor of weaning success than rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI).

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