Smart oxygen machine could ease breathing for COPD patients
NCT ID NCT07222410
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a device called Airvo 3, which automatically adjusts oxygen levels, can keep COPD patients' blood oxygen in a healthy range better than manual adjustments by nurses. About 70 hospitalized adults with COPD and low oxygen will take part. The goal is to see if the smart system reduces time spent with too little or too much oxygen.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Closed loop oxygen control device (Airvo 3 in OptiO2 mode)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make oxygen therapy more precise and reduce the need for constant nurse adjustments in hospitalized COPD patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to all COPD patients. The device may not significantly improve oxygen control over standard care.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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22 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Has cognitive ability to provide informed consent * Aged 22 years or older * Hospitalized with hypoxemia/respiratory distress * Diagnosis of COPD * Candidate for/currently prescribed nasal high flow (flow rate of at least 25 L/min) with supplemental oxygen, as assessed by the investigator * Expected duration of oxygen and nasal high flow therapy \>24 hours (not necessarily continuous) Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) or indicated for NIV as per European Respiratory Society /American Thoracic Society guidelines * Hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure \<90mmHg or requirement for vasopressor or inotropic support) * Patient receiving end of life care * Nasal or facial conditions precluding use of nasal high flow * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Cognitive impairment or impaired consciousness precluding informed consent * Unsuitable for adhesive finger pulse oximetry, as assessed by the investigator * Any other condition which, at the investigator's discretion, is believed to present a safety risk to the patient if included * The presence of any active comorbidities that affect the patient's condition importantly in the next 30 days, as assessed by the investigator * Has already participated in this clinical trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Central Iowa Hospital Corp - UnityPoint Health
RECRUITINGDes Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Temple University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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