New device aims to ease pain and breathing for rib fracture patients
NCT ID NCT07238582
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new, non-invasive chest stabilizer for people with multiple rib fractures from blunt chest trauma. The device is worn for 10 days and aims to reduce pain, improve breathing, and prevent lung complications like pneumonia. Researchers will compare it to standard pain management in 74 adults.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Non-invasive chest wall stabilizer device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could offer a safer, more comfortable way to manage rib fractures and reduce serious lung complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 74 participants. The device may not improve outcomes over standard care, and skin reactions are a possible side effect.
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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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About 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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: Adults aged 18 to 80 years. Blunt chest trauma with at least three rib fractures confirmed by imaging. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score ≥ 5 at rest, during deep inspiration, or with movement. Able to perform spirometry reliably (FVC, FEV1, PEF). Hemodynamically stable and medically suitable for participation. Able and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Age younger than 18 or older than 80 years. Penetrating chest trauma. Patients who have undergone surgical rib fixation. Active pneumonia, clinically significant atelectasis, or severe pulmonary infection at admission. Uncontrolled cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic disease. Severe cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, or inability to comply with study procedures. Severe respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Skin infection, open wounds, or dermatologic conditions preventing stabilizer application. Coagulopathy or contraindications to external chest compression. Pregnancy. Refusal or inability to give informed consent.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery
Samsun, Samsun, 55139, Turkey (Türkiye)
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