Oxygen sweet spot: new study aims to cut ventilator time for ICU patients
NCT ID NCT06501118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether training ICU staff to keep oxygen levels between 90-96% helps patients on breathing machines recover faster. Researchers will track how many days patients are free from the ventilator and how often dangerously low oxygen goes unnoticed. The goal is to improve care for critically ill adults in the ICU.
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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 3,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Admission to ICU and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * Transferred patients from outside the UCHealth system\*: * Patients with pre-existing disease that requires chronic use of positive pressure ventilation delivered through a tracheostomy\*: * Pregnant women: * Prisoners * Patients receiving mechanical ventilation for less than twelve hours
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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