New weaning strategy could shorten ventilator time for COPD patients
NCT ID NCT06014034
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a programmed weaning plan for patients with a sudden worsening of COPD who need a breathing machine (noninvasive ventilation). The goal is to see if a step-by-step reduction in machine use can safely shorten the time on ventilation and in the ICU. About 80 adults with respiratory acidosis will be enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- programmed weaning protocol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a standard, safer way to reduce breathing machine use in COPD patients, shortening hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all COPD patients. The weaning plan may not work for everyone.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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40 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: * It is defined that in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the arterial blood gas analysis was decompensation of respiratory acidosis, and the pH value was 7.20-7.35 * Non-invasive mechanical ventilation was performed and it was well tolerated Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 40 years old * pregnancy * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody was positive * Hemodynamic instability * Long-term use of home non-invasive ventilators * Mechanical ventilation for endotracheal intubation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation were disagreed
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Third Hospita
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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