Which breathing aid works best after surgery? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06988111
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two noninvasive breathing devices—BIPAP and a high-velocity nasal cannula—to see which helps patients recover faster from respiratory failure after major surgery. About 180 adults who develop breathing problems within 48 hours after surgery will be randomly assigned to one of the two devices. The main goal is to see how many days it takes for each patient to no longer need breathing support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Breathing devices (BIPAP and Vapotherm)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which device helps patients recover faster and avoid invasive breathing tubes after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 180 participants, so results may not apply to all hospitals. The study is early and does not test a new drug or cure.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Age above 18 years * within 48 hours after major surgery * PAO2/FIO2 less than 200 * Signs of respiratory distress and respiratory rate (RR) more than 25 cycles/minute Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18 years * Pregnant ladies * Orofacial trauma or burns * Active Gastrointestinal bleeding
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assuit Univeristy
RECRUITINGAsyut, Assuit, 71515, Egypt
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