New study aims to simplify ventilator care for lung failure patients

NCT ID NCT07175194

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Istituto Clinico Humanitas Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This observational study looks at 30 adults with acute respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation. Researchers want to see if a bedside device called electrical impedance tomography (EIT) can reliably guide ventilator pressure settings, compared to the current gold standard (CT scans). If EIT works as well, it could offer a safer, simpler way to adjust breathing support without moving critically ill patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could validate a safer, bedside method to set ventilator pressure, reducing the need for risky CT scans in critically ill patients.
What could go wrong: This is a small, observational study that only analyzes existing data. It does not test a new treatment, and the results may not apply to all patients or settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory failure Respiratory Aspiration respiratory failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE HYPOXEMIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE VENTILATION, MECHANICAL

Contacts and locations

Locations

IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
RECRUITING

Milan, Milan, 20089, Italy

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