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Ultrasound could help prevent ventilator lung damage

NCT ID NCT04194346

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study aims to establish normal lung stretch values using ultrasound in 81 healthy volunteers. Researchers will measure how the lungs expand at different air volumes to create a baseline. This could eventually help doctors adjust ventilators to avoid lung injury in patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors better adjust ventilators to prevent lung injury in critically ill patients.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study in healthy volunteers, not patients. The technique may not translate to real-world clinical use or detect injury reliably.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

81 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteers (20 men/20 women) * 18 years old and over * Functional capacity superior to 4 METs (metabolic equivalent of task) Exclusion Criteria: * Previous thoracic procedure (chest tube, thoracotomy, thoracoscopy) * Pre-existing pulmonary disease (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung fibrosis) * Active or previous history of smoking * Obesity (Body Mass Index superior to 30 kg/m2)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

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