New breathing machine method aims to shield heart in lung failure patients
NCT ID NCT05629832
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested a breathing machine strategy that uses lung pressure measurements to guide settings, aiming to protect the right side of the heart in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Forty adults on ventilators for less than 72 hours were included. The approach adjusts machine settings to keep lung pressure in a safe range, potentially reducing strain on the heart.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mechanical ventilation strategy guided by transpulmonary pressure
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a better way to use breathing machines to protect the heart in patients with severe lung injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The approach is complex and requires special monitoring.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 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.
- 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: * duration of invasive mechanical ventilation less than 72 hours; * meet the diagnostic criteria of Berlin definition for ARDS; * age older than 18 Exclusion Criteria: * esophageal surgery or damage; * cardiac surgery; * severe bronchopleural fistula; * serious arrhythmia; pneumothorax; * tricuspid stenosis; * heparin allergy; * chronic pulmonary heart disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020, China
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