New study probes breathing muscle weakness in kids
NCT ID NCT05051254
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study measures how hard children with conditions like neuromuscular disease, scoliosis, or heart problems work to breathe. Researchers use a thin tube placed through the nose into the esophagus to measure breathing muscle strength and effort. The goal is to better understand breathing problems and guide treatment. The study will include 550 children under 18 at Necker Hospital.
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 help doctors better understand and manage breathing problems in children with various conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not lead to direct improvements for patients.
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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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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0 to 17 years
- 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: * Patients aged less than 18 years old with primary or secondary impairment of respiratory muscles and followed at Necker Hospital * Patients under spontaneous breathing or noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * No social insurance * Significant psychomotor retardation * Absence of cooperation * Significant agitation * Hemodynamic instability * Acute condition or temporary drug treatments that may interfere with the results of the respiratory muscle explorations
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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