New study aims to uncover why some ICU patients Don't recover
NCT ID NCT07372742
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 459 adults who have been in the ICU for 8 days or more and have serious conditions like organ failure or long-term breathing support. Researchers want to find out how many patients die within one year and what factors lead to worse outcomes. The goal is to better understand the challenges these patients face after leaving the hospital.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 459 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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
This is a prospective cohort study that will consecutively enroll patients meeting the criteria for Chronic Critical Illness (CCI) from the Intensive Care Units of several hospitals in China over a one-year period starting March 2025.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: \- Must meet: Age greater than 18 years old; Stay in ICU for 8 days or more. Meet any of the following criteria: Tracheotomy; Continuous mechanical ventilation for over 96 hours; Multiple organ failure; Sepsis or severe infection; Severe trauma; Severe brain injury; Exclusion Criteria: \- Refusing to accept follow-up; Patients who have been lost to follow-up;
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China