Breathing test could shorten time on ventilators for lung failure patients
NCT ID NCT06574659
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a new breathing test to decide when to remove breathing tubes in patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure. The test uses noninvasive ventilation to see if patients can breathe on their own earlier. Researchers hope this approach reduces time on invasive ventilation and lowers complication risks. The trial involved 160 ICU adults across multiple centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Noninvasive ventilation breathing test procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safer, faster way to remove breathing tubes in ICU patients with low oxygen levels, reducing complications from prolonged ventilation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial with 160 patients, but results are not yet widely accepted. The approach may not work for all patients, and risks like failed extubation or breathing difficulties remain.
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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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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Mar 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 to 85 years
- 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: * Adult patients who have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure. Oxygenation index less than 300mmHg, have undergone tracheal intubation, and are anticipated received invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours. Exclusion Criteria: * • Age over 80 years, * Pregnancy, * Consciousness disorders or intracranial hypertension caused by various reasons, * Neuromuscular disorders, * Severe cardiac dysfunction (New York Heart Association Class III or IV, acute coronary syndrome or persistent ventricular tachycardia), * Cardiogenic shock or after major cardiac surgery, * Severe liver and kidney failure, * Severe malnutrition, * Injury to the upper airway or nose and face, making it impossible to wear a nose (face) mask, * Severe agitation, Severe agitation, expected to be unable to cooperate with non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital,Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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