New breathing support could save tiny lungs
NCT ID NCT07377955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of high-frequency ventilators for premature babies born before 32 weeks who have breathing problems. The new mode, HFOV-VG, aims to deliver more stable breaths to reduce lung injury. Researchers will see if it lowers the chance of severe chronic lung disease or death compared to standard high-frequency ventilation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-frequency oscillatory ventilation with volume guarantee (HFOV-VG) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer breathing support method for premature infants, reducing severe lung disease and death.
- What could go wrong
- This trial hasn't started yet, and it's a single-center study. The new ventilator mode may not prove better than standard care, and results may not apply to all hospitals.
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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 348 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Gestational age 24+0/7\< 320/7 weeks * Diagnosis of RDS within 72 hours after birth, requiring endotracheal ventilation for both elective and rescue HFOV Exclusion Criteria: * Severe birth defects: severe congenital heart disease, diaphragmatic hernia, gastrointestinal malformations, congenital brain developmental abnormalities, congenital pulmonary cysts * Uncorrected shock * Existence of grade 3-4 IVH before ventilated * Other conditions deemed unsuitable for enrollment by neonatologists, including endotracheal intubation performed specifically for the purpose of the INSURE or INRECSURE technique.
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