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Could a different way of breathing help heart pump patients?
NCT ID NCT07034599
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special breathing technique (negative pressure ventilation) can improve heart function in people who have a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a mechanical heart pump. Researchers will compare this method to standard breathing support in 30 patients. The goal is to see if it helps the right side of the heart work better.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients after implantation of a durable left ventricular assist device Exclusion Criteria: * Complication during surgery like bleeding, emergency, inability to fit the cuirass, unavailability of an investigator, unstable condition regarding circulation or ventilation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinikum Karlsburg
RECRUITINGKarlsburg, Germany
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