What's it like to live with a home breathing machine? new study asks patients and families
NCT ID NCT06151886
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the experiences of 126 people in Denmark who rely on a breathing machine at home, along with their families and the trained caregivers who help them. The goal was to understand the challenges and successes of this life-sustaining care. No new treatments were tested; instead, the study gathered information through questionnaires to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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126 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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.
Who is studied
All patients assigned with a trained patient care giver to surveil the respiratory treatment (invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation) and working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East, their relatives as well as trained respiratory patient caregivers working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Patient Age \> 18 years Has trained patient care givers to surveil the respiratory treatment and working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East Parent Age \> 18 years Has a child less than 18 years old with tPCG, working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East, to surveil the home-mechanical ventilation Other relative: Age \> 18 years Involved in the treatment or support of a relative with tPCG, working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East, to surveil the home-mechanical ventilation Trained patient caregivers (tPCG) Age \> 18 years Employed by an external agency or by the patient (BPA) to surveil home-mechanical ventilation Certified as tPCG working on the responsibility of the Respiratory Center East Exclusion Criteria: * No informed consent to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and REspiratory Support
Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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