Can a simple pressure change keep pneumonia patients off ventilators?
NCT ID NCT07298889
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using higher pressure during noninvasive breathing support (a mask that helps you breathe) can help people with pneumonia or ARDS avoid needing a breathing tube. About 700 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either high or low pressure. The main goal is to see if more people survive without needing a tube after 28 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 706 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 years * PaO2/FiO2 ≤300 mmHg or SpO2/FiO2 ≤315(SpO2 ≤97%) * Anticipated NIV duration \> 12 h * Preserved consciousness (GCS≥13) Exclusion Criteria: * Use of NIV \> 24 h before randomization * Acute-on-chronic respiratory failure * Congestive heart failure * Use of NIV after extubation (within 48 hours) * Contraindications to NIV (e.g., anatomical malformations, recent pulmonary/esophageal surgery \[within 7 days\]) * Pneumothorax * NIV intolerance * Refusal to participate * Pregnancy * Need for emergency intubation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, China
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