Tailored breathing support may reduce lung injury in respiratory failure
NCT ID NCT06202144
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether personalizing noninvasive breathing support based on a patient's inspiratory effort improves breathing mechanics compared to standard CPAP or NIV. Twenty adults with moderate-to-severe acute hypoxic respiratory failure were enrolled. Researchers measured tidal volume, lung pressure, and other breathing parameters to see if a tailored approach reduces the risk of self-inflicted lung injury.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- noninvasive respiratory support delivered through a helmet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more personalized approach for choosing between CPAP and NIV in patients with breathing failure, potentially reducing lung injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early physiological study (20 participants) that measured short-term effects only. It does not test long-term outcomes or survival, so results may not change practice directly.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jun 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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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: * Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and PaO2/FiO2\<200 mmHg * PaCO2\<45 mmHg * Respiratory failure not caused by exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease, cardiac failure or fluid overload Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Contraindication to helmet support * Contraindication to esophageal manometry * Contraindication to electrical-impedance tomography monitoring * Recent surgery involving the abdomen or the thorax * Pneumothorax or documented barotrauma
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitaro A. Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Italy
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