Shock device may free ICU patients from ventilators faster

NCT ID NCT05759013

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

Summary

This study tested a device called VentFree that uses mild electrical pulses to strengthen breathing muscles in critically ill patients on ventilators. 250 adults who had been on a ventilator for 1 to 4 days were randomly assigned to receive either real or sham (fake) treatment. The goal was to see if the device could help them wean off the ventilator sooner and improve cough strength.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Respiratory Aspiration

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (CWZ)

    Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers

    Angers, 49933, France

  • Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

    Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States

  • Erasmus Medical Center

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Hôpital Saint Joseph Saint Luc

    Lyon, 69365, France

  • Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis (JBZ)

    's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

  • Loyola University

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 077030, United States

  • Memorial Hermann

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

    Long Beach, California, 90807, United States

  • Monash Medical Centre

    Clayton, Australia

  • Nepean Hospital

    Kingswood, Australia

  • Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital

    Paris, France

  • Prince of Wales Hospital

    Randwick, Australia

  • Providence Regional Medical Center

    Everett, Washington, 98201, United States

  • Radboud University Medical Center

    Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • Royal North Shore Hospital

    St Leonards, Australia

  • St. George Hospital

    Kogarah, Australia

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221, United States

  • University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32206, United States

  • University of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, New York, 10065, United States