New computer protocol aims to protect lungs and brains of injured patients
NCT ID NCT03243539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a computer-guided breathing machine (ventilator) protocol can help patients with serious brain injuries. The goal is to use low air volumes to protect the lungs while keeping carbon dioxide levels normal to protect the brain. About 728 adults on ventilators will be observed to see if this standard-of-care approach improves outcomes.
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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 728 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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- Ages
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Acute brain injury due to non-traumatic causes (stroke, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral edema, anoxic brain injury) or traumatic brain injury. 2. Initiation of mechanical ventilation in the emergency department or intensive care unit at an Intermountain Healthcare hospital 3. Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Transition to comfort care in the emergency department or on the same day of admission to the ICU 2. Death on the same day of admission to the emergency department or ICU
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, 84107, United States
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