Simple breathing training may speed ventilator weaning in ICU
NCT ID NCT07613021
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special breathing exercise program helps ICU patients on ventilators regain their breathing strength and get off the machine sooner. The training uses an electronic device to strengthen the diaphragm. The trial will include 45 adults who have been on a ventilator for at least 72 hours.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inspiratory muscle training using an electronic breathing trainer
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help ICU patients breathe on their own sooner, reducing time on ventilators and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 45 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The training may not improve weaning success for all patients.
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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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 years and older
- 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: * ≥ 72h invasive mechanical ventilation * adequate co-operativeness as assessed by 5SQ ≥ 3. Exclusion Criteria: * terminal condition or palliative care * neuromuscular or neurological conditions prior to ICU admission
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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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General Hospital
RECRUITINGChalcis, Greece
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General Hospital "Agios Panteleimon"
RECRUITINGNikaia, Greece
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