Smart ventilator shows promise for brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT06367816
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a closed-loop ventilation system (INTELLiVENT-ASV) in 20 adults with acute brain injury who needed a breathing machine. The goal was to see if this smart system could provide safer, more effective breathing support compared to standard ventilation. Researchers measured how often the ventilator stayed in safe zones and monitored brain changes.
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 ventilation mode (INTELLiVENT-ASV)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to safer, more automated breathing support for brain injury patients in intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 20 participants. Results may not apply to all brain injury patients, and the technology may not improve outcomes significantly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
Invasively ventilated acute brain injury (ABI) patients admitted to the ICU of the Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy
- Ages
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18 to 105 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: * aged ≥ 18 years; * intubated and receiving invasive ventilation for ABI; * admitted to the Intensive Care Unit Exclusion Criteria: \- receiving ventilation with a ventilator that does not allow INTELLiVENT-ASV
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UO Clinica Anestesiologica e Terapia Intensiva, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Genova, GE, 16132, Italy
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