New imaging tool aims to free Long-Term ventilator patients faster
NCT ID NCT07372794
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a real-time lung imaging tool (EIT) to guide breathing therapy helps people who have been on a breathing machine for a long time. The goal is to see if this personalized approach helps them breathe on their own sooner compared to standard therapy. The trial involves 200 adults in the hospital who have needed a breathing machine for at least 21 days.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 years and older
- 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. * Invasive mechanical ventilation for ≥ 21 consecutive days. * Clinically stable and eligible for respiratory physiotherapy as determined by the treating team. * Expected to remain on invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours after enrollment. * Written informed consent obtained from the patient or legally authorized representative. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to electrical impedance tomography . * Hemodynamic instability requiring high-dose vasoactive support. * Severe hypoxemia refractory to optimization. * Unstable fractures or other contraindications to mobilization or positioning. * Pregnancy. * Expected death within 48 hours.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100144, China
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