New procedure shows promise for Post-Stroke pneumonia
NCT ID NCT07345078
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a bronchoscope (a thin tube with a camera) to clean the lungs could help people who develop pneumonia and swallowing problems after a stroke. 50 patients were split into two groups: one received standard care, and the other also got 1-2 bronchoscopy treatments. Researchers measured breathing, infection levels, and swallowing ability to see if the procedure improved outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bronchoscopy suction and lavage (a procedure using a thin, flexible tube to clean the airways)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to treat pneumonia and swallowing difficulties after a stroke, potentially speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure itself carries risks like bleeding or infection.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- 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 80 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: * Meets the diagnostic criteria for acute stroke and is clearly diagnosed through head MRI or CT examination. * According to the Wada drinking water test, there is indeed difficulty swallowing. * Pneumonia occurs within 72 hours after stroke, confirmed by chest imaging examination, and meets the diagnostic criteria for stroke-related pneumonia. * Clear consciousness, stable vital signs, and able to cooperate with bronchial examination. Exclusion Criteria: * The condition is critical, with severe hemiplegia and mental disorders that cannot tolerate bronchoscopy treatment. * Combined lung tumors, open pulmonary tuberculosis, coagulation dysfunction, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, severe heart, liver, and kidney dysfunction, and pulmonary infection before stroke. * Not willing to undergo bronchoscopy examination. * Individuals with previous esophageal functional structural abnormalities. * Disagree with participating researchers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zunyi First People's Hospital
Zunyi, Guizhou, 562400, China
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