COVID-19 ventilator patients may have hidden brainstem issues
NCT ID NCT04527198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how often brainstem problems occur in COVID-19 patients who are on a ventilator and deeply sedated in the ICU. Researchers checked brainstem reflexes using a simple scoring system, both during sedation and a few days after sedation stopped. The goal was to understand the link between brainstem function and other body systems, but no treatment was tested.
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Study facts
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- 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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * ICU hospitalization * Invasive mechanical ventilation * Deep sedation (RASS\<-3) \>12 hours * Positive SARS-COV-2 PCR Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurologic disease (stroke, degenerative disease) * Pregnant women * Moribund patients * Minor patient * Major patient under guardianship or curatorship * Prior inclusion in the study * Patient not affiliated to a social security scheme * Limitations and cessation of active therapies
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HEGP
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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