Can a team approach to bubble CPAP help kids with pneumonia? a feasibility trial begins
NCT ID NCT07620054
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a team-based care strategy for bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) is feasible for children with severe pneumonia in Pakistan. Researchers will enroll 95 children and their caregivers to see if a larger trial is possible. The focus is on whether the strategy is practical and acceptable to clinicians and families, not on proving it improves health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) team-based care strategy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a team-based approach to delivering bCPAP is practical in hospitals, paving the way for a larger trial to improve breathing support for children with severe pneumonia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility trial with only 95 participants, not designed to prove the strategy works. It may not show clear benefits or be accepted by all clinicians and caregivers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
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Aga Khan University Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
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