Breathing machine settings may boost chest therapy in ICU
NCT ID NCT06805357
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how different ventilator modes affect lung volume changes during chest physiotherapy in 40 ICU patients on breathing machines. Researchers will compare two common ventilator settings to see which one helps the lungs expand more after chest compressions. The goal is to improve airway clearance and lung function in critically ill patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Chest physiotherapy by rib cage compressions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the best ventilator settings during chest physiotherapy to improve lung function in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all ICU patients. It measures short-term lung volume changes, not long-term outcomes.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 100 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient under assisted ventilation (in V-ACV or PSV) triggering all ventilator cycles * Patient deemed " secretive ": requiring ≥ 2 tracheal aspirations every 3 hours * Patient (or relative) who has given consent to participate in the research * Patient covered by social security Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years * Legal guardian required * Recent cardiac and/or thoracic and/or abdominal surgery (\< 3 months) * Rib fracture(s) * Pneumothorax and/or presence of a chest drain * Recent neurosurgery (\< 3 months) and/or proven or suspected increased intracranial pressure (ICP) * Hemodynamic instability defined as: noradrenaline ≥ 1mg/h, adrenaline ≥ 0.5 mg/h, dobutamine ≥ 5γ/kg/min. * Respiratory instability defined as: PEEP \> 10 cmH2O and/or PaO2/FiO2 \< 150 mm Hg * Pregnancy * Hemoptysis * Sever skin lesions (e.g., burns, Lyell's syndrome) * Patient under foreign health insurance
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Airway clearance are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Intensive Care Medicine Department Henri Mondor Hospital
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94000, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can plain water replace a common ICU mouthwash?
- Could a family video or VR nature trip calm ICU patients?
- A short lesson before a tracheostomy may calm families' fears
- Peer coaching may empower families of Ventilator-Dependent children
- Dietitian study in ICU pulled before it started
- Can a pharmacy bundle shorten ICU stays and cut costs?