Silent suffering: new study to track pain in ventilator patients
NCT ID NCT07182851
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how often pain occurs in intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are on mechanical ventilators (breathing machines). Researchers will observe 370 adults, using special pain scales to measure pain on the second day of ventilation and when they first wake up. They will also track breathing problems, time on the ventilator, and death rates over 28 days to see if pain is linked to worse outcomes.
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 recognize and manage pain in sedated ICU patients, potentially improving recovery and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures pain and outcomes, so it won't directly change care. Results may not apply to all ICU settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 370 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Patientes admitted in ICU's in use of invasive mechanical ventilation
- Ages
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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 Participants of both sexes, aged 18 or over; Participants who are using invasive mechanical ventilation, Exclusion Criteria: Participants undergoing treatment with neuromuscular blockers,; Participants with any condition associated with altered pain perception (e.g., Guillain-Barré Syndrome, SCI, etc.); Participants with any condition that would likely interfere with behavioral assessments of pain (e.g., decortication or decerebration posture) As the assessments will be carried out before and after the tracheal aspiration procedure, if the patient does not have objective criteria for tracheal aspiration, he/she will be excluded from the study, irrefutably preventing the procedure from being carried out without express need.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Central da Aeronáutica
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hospital Central da Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hospital Universitário Gafrée Guinle
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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