Breath easy: new monitor could prevent ventilator lung damage
NCT ID NCT05576246
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new method to measure how hard a person is breathing while using a non-invasive ventilator (a mask that helps with breathing). Researchers used a brief airway occlusion (a short pause in airflow) to estimate breathing effort in 12 healthy volunteers. If proven accurate, this technique could help doctors adjust ventilator settings to avoid lung injury in patients with respiratory failure.
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 lead to a simpler, non-invasive method to monitor breathing effort in patients on ventilators, potentially reducing lung injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study in healthy people, not patients. The method may not work as well in real-world sick patients or different ventilator settings.
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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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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 to 60 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: * Healthy subjects over 18 years old who wish to participate were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria was the presence of any esophageal disease or COPD.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Swiss Medical Group
Buenos Aires, 1636, Argentina
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