Can a smarter ventilator ease breathing for asthma and COPD patients?
NCT ID NCT06563544
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study explores whether a newer ventilation method called flow-controlled ventilation (FCV) can help intubated patients with asthma or COPD exacerbations breathe with less effort compared to standard volume-controlled ventilation (VCV). Ten adult patients on mechanical ventilators will receive both ventilation modes in random order, each for 90 minutes. The main goal is to see if FCV lowers the minute volume needed, which could mean gentler and more efficient breathing support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Flow-controlled ventilation (FCV), a new mode of mechanical ventilation
- What this could lead to
- If FCV works as hoped, it could make breathing support gentler and more efficient for people with severe asthma or COPD flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 10 patients, so results may not apply broadly. The new ventilation mode might not reduce breathing effort as expected or could cause discomfort.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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18 to 100 years
- 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: * 18 years or older; * Provided written informed consent; * Undergoing controlled mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube; * Reason for intubation being exacerbation of asthma or COPD; * Intubated ≤72 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Severe sputum stasis or production requiring frequent bronchial suctioning (more than 5 times per nurse shift) * Untreated pneumothorax (i.e. no pleural drainage) * Hemodynamic instability defined as a mean arterial pressure below 60mmHg not responding to fluids and/or vasopressors or a noradrenalin dose \>0.5mcrg/kg/min * High (\>15 mmHg) or instable (an increase in sedation or osmotherapy is required) intracranial pressure * An inner tube diameter of 6mm or less * Anticipating withdrawal of life support and/or shift to palliation as the goal of care * Inability to perform adequate electrical impedance tomography (EIT) measurements with, e.g.: * Have a thorax circumference inappropriate for EIT-belt * Thoracic wounds, bandages or deformities preventing adequate fit of EIT-belt * Recent (\<7 days) pulmonary surgery including pneumonectomy, lobectomy or lung transplantation * ICD device present (potential interference with proper functioning of the EIT device and ICD device) * Excessive subcutaneous emphysema * Contra-indications for nasogastric tube or inability to perform adequate transpulmonary pressure measurements with, e.g.: * Recent esophageal surgery * Prior esophagectomy * Known presence of esophageal varices * Severe bleeding disorders
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erasmus Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Maasstad Hospital
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3079DZ, Netherlands
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