Breathing machine showdown: which mode helps obese patients best?
NCT ID NCT04131660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of non-invasive breathing support for people with sudden breathing failure who are obese or have sleep apnea. One machine automatically adjusts pressure and volume, while the other uses a fixed pressure setting. The goal was to see which method clears carbon dioxide from the blood faster and reduces breathing pauses during sleep. Only 14 people participated before the study was stopped early.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient of age * Patient benefitting of social security * Informed patient who signed the information note and the research enlighted consent form * Admission in respiratory intensive care unit for an acid-hypercapnic exacerbation (defined by pH≤ 7,35) * BMI ≥ 30kg/m2 * PaCO2 \> 6.5 kPa on blood gases at ICU admission Exclusion Criteria: * Confirmed COPD with a spirometry (VEMS/CVF \< 70%) * Pregnant women, or breast-feeding women * Patient with a judiciary or administrative liberty deprivation * Patients under guardianship * Contraindication to NIV
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Rouen
Rouen, 76031, France
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