Brain scans may predict who needs a breathing tube
NCT ID NCT07279831
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the brain and lungs communicate in patients with severe breathing failure who are getting high-flow oxygen. Researchers will use brain wave monitors (EEG), oxygen sensors (NIRS), and muscle activity sensors (EMG) before and after starting oxygen therapy. The goal is to see if these brain signals can help predict which patients will eventually need a breathing tube.
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 why some patients with breathing failure need a breathing tube, potentially improving treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early observational study with only 25 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it may not lead to any direct changes in patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
Who is studied
Adult patients admitted to critical care for acute renal failure
- 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: * \- Age ≥ 18 years * Admitted to the intensive care within the last 48 hours * De novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with an indication for high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), defined by the combination of the following three criteria: * Tachypnea \> 25 breaths/min or labored breathing * PaO2 (partial pressure of oxygen ) /FiO2 ( fraction of inspired oxygen ) ≤ 200 mmHg * Unilateral or bilateral alveolar opacities on chest X-ray * Decision by the attending physician to initiate HFNC treatment * After information, the patient or next of kind did not refuse to participate (according to the French law, written informed consent is waived) Exclusion Criteria: * \- Exacerbation of an underlying chronic respiratory disease * Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema indicating non-invasive ventilation (NIV) * Hypercapnia \> 45 mmHg indicating NIV * Glasgow Coma Scale \< 13 * Imminent intubation * Underlying central neurological disease likely to alter EEG signals * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Lack of health insurance coverage * Patient under legal protection
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, France
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