Breathing battle: which oxygen method saves more lives after ICU extubation?
NCT ID NCT05686850
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two ways to help ICU patients who struggle to breathe after their breathing tube is taken out. About 670 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either a non-invasive ventilation mask alternating with high-flow nasal oxygen, or high-flow nasal oxygen alone. The goal is to see which approach lowers the chance of death within 28 days.
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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 670 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
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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: * Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation of more than 24h in the ICU before extubation. * Post-extubation respiratory failure occurring within the first 7 days after extubation (see criteria below). As in several previous studies, post-extubation respiratory failure will be defined by the presence of the 2 following criteria combining a clinical criterion and a blood gas criterion: * Clinical criterion persisting for at least 30 minutes: a respiratory rate exceeding 25 breaths per minute or clinical signs of respiratory distress with increased accessory muscle activity. * Blood gas criterion: Hypoxemia defined as PaO2/FiO2 ratio below 150 mm Hg or respiratory acidosis defined as pH below 7.35 units and PaCO2 above 45 mm Hg. For patients under standard oxygen, FiO2 will calculated according to the following formula: FiO2 = 0.21 + 0.03 x (oxygen flow L/min). * Informed consent from the relatives or the patient himself, or emergency inclusion procedure in case of inability of patient or proxy to give consent. Exclusion Criteria: * NIV at home * ICU admission for peripheral neuromuscular disease type Guillain-Barré syndrome or myasthenia gravis. * Upper airway obstruction as main reason for post-extubation respiratory failure * Urgent need for reintubation (respiratory or cardiac arrest, respiratory pauses with loss of consciousness or gasping for air, or severe hypoxemia defined as SpO2 lower than 90% despite maximal oxygen support) * Altered consciousness (Glasgow coma scale \< 12) * Unplanned extubation (accidental or self-extubation) * Do-not-reintubate order at time of respiratory failure * Patient previously included in the study * People under protection (minors, persons deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, adults under law protection) * Patient not affiliated to health care system.
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The places running it
42 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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André Mignot Hospital
RECRUITINGLe Chesnay, France
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Angers University Hospital
RECRUITINGAngers, France
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Bordeaux University Hospital
WITHDRAWNBordeaux, France
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Brest University Hospital
RECRUITINGBrest, France
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Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo
TERMINATEDToledo, Spain
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Cèdres Clinic
RECRUITINGCornebarrieu, France
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Dax Hospital
WITHDRAWNDax, France
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Emile Muller Hospital
RECRUITINGMulhouse, France
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Erasme Hospital
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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Felix Guyon Hospital
TERMINATEDSaint-Denis, Reunion
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Fleyriat Hospital
RECRUITINGBourg-en-Bresse, France
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Foch Hospital
RECRUITINGSuresnes, France
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Francois Mitterrand Hospital
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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Grenoble University Hospital
RECRUITINGGrenoble, France
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Henri Duffaut Hospital
RECRUITINGAvignon, France
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Henri Mondor Hospital
RECRUITINGAurillac, France
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Henri Mondor Hospital
RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOviedo, Spain
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Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, France
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La Rochelle Hospital
RECRUITINGLa Rochelle, France
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La Timone Hospital
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Le Mans Hospital
RECRUITINGLe Mans, France
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Lens Hospital
RECRUITINGLens, France
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Lille University Hospital
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Limoges University Hospital
RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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Louis Mourier Hospital
RECRUITINGColombes, France
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Mont de Marsan Hospital
WITHDRAWNMont-de-Marsan, France
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Moulins-Yzeure Hospital
RECRUITINGMoulins, France
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Nantes University Hospital
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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Nice University Hospital
RECRUITINGNice, France
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Nord-Franche-Comté Hospital
RECRUITINGBelfort, France
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Orléans University Hospital
RECRUITINGOrléans, France
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Pau Hospital
RECRUITINGPau, France
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Pierre Zobda Quitman Hospital
RECRUITINGFort-de-France, Martinique
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Poitiers University Hospital
RECRUITINGPoitiers, France
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Rennes University Hospital
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Rouen University Hospital
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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Saint Joseph Saint Luc Hospital
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Saint Nazaire Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint-Nazaire, France
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Saintes Hospital
RECRUITINGSaintes, France
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Tours University Hospital
RECRUITINGTours, France
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Vannes Hospital
RECRUITINGVannes, France
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Vendée Hospital
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Victor Dupouy Hospital
RECRUITINGArgenteuil, France