Cough test could help thousands breathe without a tracheostomy tube
NCT ID NCT07317791
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to confirm that measuring cough flow through a tracheostomy tube with a speaking valve can safely predict when the tube can be removed. Researchers will enroll 500 adults who have had a tracheostomy for at least 14 days and are breathing on their own. If successful, this simple test could replace riskier methods and improve decannulation success rates.
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Study facts
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- 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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age ≥18 years * Tracheostomy tube in place for ≥14 days * Weaned from ventilator for more than 48 hours, or in a state of spontaneous breathing * Patient and family members have provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe craniofacial deformity preventing CFsv measurement * Known obstructive upper airway pathology precluding tracheostomy tube removal * Laryngopharyngeal trauma * Inability to tolerate cuff deflation
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100043, China
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Hunan Rehabilitation Hospital
Hunan, Hunan, 410000, China
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Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guangxi, Jiangbin, 530012, China
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YanBian University Hospital
Jilin City, Yanbian, 133000, China
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Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University
Henan, Zhengzhou, 450007, China
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