Can home ventilation help kids sleep better and live fuller lives?
NCT ID NCT05368662
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study looks at the quality of life and sleep of children aged 6 months to 17 years who use home ventilation for chronic breathing problems. Researchers will use questionnaires to assess physical, emotional, social, and school functioning, as well as sleep quality. The goal is to gather more information to improve respiratory care and support for these children and their families.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Quality of life and sleep questionnaires
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better understanding and improved respiratory care and support for children who need home ventilation, potentially enhancing their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using questionnaires, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all children on home ventilation, and the study's findings depend on accurate reporting by parents and children.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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6 months to 17 years
- 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: * Child aged 6 months to 17 years treated with non-invasive ventilation at home for at least 1 month * Follow-up in one of the five centers participating in the study (Angers, Nantes, Le Mans, Rennes and Brest) * Informed consent form signed by both parents, or holder of parental authority, for the participation of their child * To be affiliated or beneficiary of social security Exclusion Criteria: * Parents with poor command of the French language, implying not being able to complete the various questionnaires * Refusal of the child to participate in the study
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU
RECRUITINGAngers, Maine et Loire, 49933, France
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