Could a simple device let bystanders save lives in breathing emergencies?
NCT ID NCT06716502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new portable CPAP device designed to help people with sudden breathing failure before they reach the hospital. Researchers want to see if the device is easy enough for non-medical people to use correctly. The study involves 50 participants: healthy older adults and hospitalized patients with low oxygen levels. They will use the device for 15 minutes while researchers measure ease of use, oxygen levels, and battery life.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Arm 1 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥65 years 2. Clinically stable: non-hospitalized and not in acute illness 3. no professional medical knowledge: no experience as a health care provider 4. Ability to express informed consent as requested by the ethical committee Arm 1 Exclusion Criteria: none Arm 2 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Hospitalized adult patient 2. SpO2 of 90-93% in room air Arm 2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Facial burns/trauma/recent facial or upper airway surgery 2. Vomiting 3. Fixed upper airway obstruction 4. Undrained pneumothorax 5. Recent upper gastrointestinal surgery 6. Inability to protect the airway 7. Bowel obstruction 8. Patient refusal
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Città di Lecce Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLecce, Apulia, Italy
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IRCCS San Raffaele
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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Università degli studi di Verona
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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