Nasal High-Flow device tested for breathing trouble
NCT ID NCT06008587
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device that delivers warm, moist air through the nose to help people with breathing failure who did not have too much acid in their blood. The goal was to see if it could prevent their condition from getting worse. Only 16 people took part, and the study was stopped early, so the results are not strong enough to draw clear conclusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nasal high-flow device (AIRVO3 TM)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a gentler breathing support option for some patients with respiratory failure.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 16 participants, so results are very limited. It is unclear if the device helps more than standard care.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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: * Major patient ≥ 18 years old * Medical diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Failure less than 48 hours * With partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) \> 45 and pH \> 7.35 for less than 48 hours, with no indication of Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) placement * Underlying terrain of known or unknown chronic respiratory pathology (may be unknown at time of diagnosis) Examples : COPD, Bronchiectasis, Pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, sequelae pathologies … * All etiologies (infectious, cardiac decompensation, trauma, etc.) * Having given informed consent * Patient under a social security scheme * Possibility to include a patient having already been included in the study but suffering from a new episode of hypercapnic non acidic Acute Respiratory Failure with a free interval of 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Restrictive chronic neuromuscular or kyphoscoliotic respiratory insufficiencies * Drug-induced Acute respiratory failure * Pneumothorax (X-ray pulmonary detachment) * Oxygen poisoning. In this case, PaCO2 will be asset again later with the purpose to include after oxygenotherapy decrease for a target SpO2 of 92% maximum * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus 2 (COVII) Pneumonia * Tracheostomy * Prior treatment with chronic or initiated NIV just prior to treatment (e.g. Intensive Care Unit) * Respiratory Severity Criteria for Resuscitation Management * Agitation or non-cooperation * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Person participating in other biomedical research * Any other reason that the investigator believes may interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives * Person under judicial protection (guardianship, curatorship) * Person deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon- La Seyne sur Mer - Hôpital Sainte Musse
Toulon, Var, 83100, France
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Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace
Monaco, 98000, Monaco
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Centre Hospitalier de Cannes
Cannes, Alpes Maritime, 06400, France
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