Bedside exam vs. high-tech probe: which better gauges breathing effort in the ICU?
NCT ID NCT07717125
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether doctors and nurses can accurately judge the breathing effort of intubated ICU patients on a ventilator using only a physical exam. Researchers will compare the clinical assessment to measurements from an esophageal pressure catheter, the gold standard. The goal is to see if a simple bedside check can reliably detect when a patient is working too hard or not hard enough to breathe.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If accurate, physical exam could replace invasive monitoring for assessing breathing effort in ventilated patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study. Physical exam may not be precise enough to replace esophageal pressure monitoring.
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Locations
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France