Nurse training cuts ventilator problems in kids?
NCT ID NCT07273487
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether training nurses to understand ventilator waveforms and alarms could reduce breathing problems in children on ventilators. Researchers split two pediatric ICU units into a training group and a control group. They measured how often the child's breathing was out of sync with the ventilator and how many alarms went off.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured nurse education program on ventilator waveform interpretation and alarm management
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could become a standard way to improve care for children on ventilators, reducing complications and time on the machine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-hospital quality improvement study, not a large clinical trial. Results may not apply to other hospitals or settings.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Oct 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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1 month to 18 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: * Age between 1 month and 18 years * Admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) * Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours (expected or actual) * Managed with ventilators capable of waveform monitoring and data export Exclusion Criteria: * Use of continuous neuromuscular blocking agents * Hemodynamic instability preventing study procedures * Expected duration of invasive mechanical ventilation \< 48 hours * Lack of informed consent (if applicable per ethics approval)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Behcet Uz Children's Hospital - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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