CO2 check could cut ventilator time for trauma patients
NCT ID NCT07480655
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring the difference in carbon dioxide levels between two types of blood samples can help doctors treat adults with serious injuries better. About 60 ICU patients will be split into two groups: one gets treatment guided by this CO2 gap, the other gets standard care. The goal is to see if this extra monitoring reduces time on a breathing machine and improves recovery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Either Gender * Poly-trauma patients ○ Both penetrating and blunt trauma * Both surgical and non-surgical * Shock States Exclusion Criteria: * Any Chest trauma * Patients with Obstructive and restrictive lung disease * Obstructive sleep apnea * Septic shock * Pregnant patients * Patients who will require readmission within 48 h after step-down from the ICU. * Patients who will need extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation support
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anesthesia, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Federal, 44000, Pakistan
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