Small study tests best ventilator settings for ICU breathing measurements
NCT ID NCT05952726
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 24 critically ill patients on breathing machines to see how changing the machine's settings affects measurements of breathing effort. Researchers compared a simple bedside measurement with a more invasive gold-standard technique. The goal was to find the best ventilator settings for accurate monitoring, which could help doctors adjust care for patients with respiratory failure.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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: * Invasive mechanical ventilation in PSV * Presence of spontaneous breathing activity (ventilator triggering), since 6 hours and no longer than 72 hours after * Weaning from mechanical ventilation * Patient for full active management * Subject ≥ 18 years * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria * Age \<18 years old * Pregnancy * Active air leaks * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and/or asthma * Moribund state * Neurological conditions potentially impairing the ventilatory drive (e.g. meningitis, encephalitis) and neuromuscular diseases impairing neuromuscular conduction (e.g. Guillain-Barre syndrome) * Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Monza, MB, 20900, Italy
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