Can new ICU training save lives after breathing tube removal?

NCT ID NCT05523479

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at different training methods for ICU staff to improve how they remove breathing tubes from patients. It involves over 13,000 adults on ventilators for more than 24 hours. The goal is to see if better education and care plans can reduce deaths and increase use of helpful breathing support after tube removal.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UPMC Carlisle

    Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17015, United States

  • UPMC Community Osteopathic

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109, United States

  • UPMC East

    Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 15146, United States

  • UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, Pennsylvania, 17331, United States

  • UPMC Harrisburg

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101, United States

  • UPMC Jameson

    New Castle, Pennsylvania, 16105, United States

  • UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UPMC Memorial

    York, Pennsylvania, 17408, United States

  • UPMC Mercy

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States

  • UPMC Northwest

    Seneca, Pennsylvania, 16346, United States

  • UPMC Passavant

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15237, United States

  • UPMC Presbyterian

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UPMC Shadyside

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • UPMC St. Margaret

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15215, United States

  • UPMC West Shore

    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17050, United States

  • UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 17701, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States