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Simple breathing test may replace scopes for tracheostomy patients
NCT ID NCT07107243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a speaking valve combined with a pressure measurement can predict if the upper airway is open in people with a long-term tracheostomy. 300 participants will wear the valve for 30 minutes while pressure is measured, then undergo a bronchoscopy for comparison. If accurate, this non-invasive method could replace the more invasive scope procedure.
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 provide a non-invasive, simpler way to check if the upper airway is open in tracheostomy patients, reducing the need for bronchoscopy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early diagnostic study, not a treatment. The test may not be accurate enough to replace bronchoscopy, and results may vary across patients.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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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: * Weaned from ventilator more than 48 hours * No any organ failure * No sepsis * Stable heart rate and blood pressure * Lung infection under control * PCO2\<60mmHg * Patient and family sign informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Serious dysfunction of vital organs * Inability to tolerate cuff deflation * Laryngopharyngeal trauma * Known severe upper airway obstruction before referrer to our department * Endoscopy(bronchoscopy or laryngoscopy) has been performed and the condition of the upper airway has known
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 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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Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital of Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Shijingshan, 100144, China
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Hunan Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITINGHunan, Hunan, 410000, China
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Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGGuangxi, Jiangbin, 530012, China
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YanBian University Hospital
RECRUITINGJilin City, Yanbian, 133000, China
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Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGHenan, Zhengzhou, 450007, China
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