New study sheds light on hidden struggles of ventilator weaning
NCT ID NCT05906888
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 156 critically ill patients who had a tracheostomy to help them come off a breathing machine (ventilator). Researchers measured how long the weaning process took, how often patients felt short of breath or uncomfortable, and how this affected their quality of life and mental health afterward. The goal was to better understand and improve care for these patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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156 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
Patients with a tracheostomy invasively ventilated in the ICUs of one of the participating hospitals.
- 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: * Aged ≥18 years * Scheduled to start weaning from iMV, as per clinical decision Exclusion Criteria: * Deafness or Blindness * Inability to speak or comprehend Dutch and English language * Neuromuscular Disease * Chronic positive pressure respiratory support at home (excluding night-time CPAP for sleep apnea) * Support by Ventricular Assist Device or Extracorporeal life support (ECMO or ECCO2R) during tracheostomy-facilitated weaning phase. * Tracheostomy primarily indicated for chronic upper airway obstruction or to secure airway patency due to persistent stupor/coma or swallowing disorder
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amphia Ziekenhuis
Breda, Netherlands
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Elizabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis
Tilburg, 3038XT, Netherlands
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Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Haags Medisch Centrum Westeinde
The Hague, Netherlands
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IJsselland Ziekenhuis
Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
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Ikazia Ziekenhuis
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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Maxima Medisch Centrum
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Rijnstate Ziekenhuis
Arnhem, Netherlands
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Spaarne Gasthuis
Haarlem, Netherlands
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St Anna ziekenhuis
Geldrop, Netherlands
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