New lung therapy for ICU pneumonia patients under study
NCT ID NCT07395297
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special breathing therapy called OLE (Oscillatory Lung Expansion) helps ICU patients with pneumonia clear mucus from their lungs. Researchers will use a lung imaging tool (EIT) to see how well the therapy works. About 62 adults in the ICU will take part, and the main goal is to measure cough strength.
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Study facts
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- 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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
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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: 1. Clearly diagnosed with pulmonary infection in the ICU, confirmed by microbiological tests (sputum culture, blood culture, etc.) or imaging tests (chest CT, chest X-ray); 2. Age ≥ 18 years; 3. Respiratory support is oxygen therapy (nasal cannula or face mask oxygen therapy); 4. Sputum volume \> 30 ml/day; 5. The patient or their legal representative signs the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 2. Presence of respiratory or circulatory failure (requiring mechanical ventilation or vasopressor support to maintain circulation); 3. Untreated tension pneumothorax; 4. Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding 50 kg/m²; 5. Rib deformities or severe thoracic deformities; 6. Contraindications for the use of EIT (such as implanted automatic cardiac defibrillators, acute chest trauma, subcutaneous implanted pumps, etc.); 7. Early withdrawal from the study or incomplete clinical data.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Locations
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Chinese PLA Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 10000, China
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