Can a simple ultrasound predict breathing machine success in ICU pneumonia patients?
NCT ID NCT07405567
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will use bedside ultrasound to look at the diaphragm and other breathing muscles in 150 ICU patients with pneumonia who are on a breathing machine. The goal is to see if muscle measurements can help predict whether a patient will successfully come off the machine or fail. No new treatment is being tested; researchers are just observing and collecting data to better understand weaning difficulties.
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 study could help doctors identify which ICU patients with pneumonia are at risk of failing to come off a breathing machine, potentially leading to better monitoring and earlier interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study at a single center, not a treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all patients or change current care practices.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients aged 18 years and older who are admitted to the intensive care unit with pneumonia and require invasive mechanical ventilation via endotracheal intubation. Patients are followed prospectively during the weaning process from mechanical ventilation and undergo serial bedside ultrasonographic assessment of respiratory muscles as part of observational data collection. All patients receive standard intensive care management as determined by the treating clinical team.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Admission to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia * Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation via endotracheal intubation * Expected to undergo a weaning process from mechanical ventilation * Written informed consent obtained from the patient or legally authorized representative Exclusion Criteria: * Known neuromuscular disease affecting respiratory muscles * High cervical spinal cord injury * History of major neck, thoracic, or diaphragmatic surgery * Acute thoracic trauma or pneumothorax * Central nervous system pathology affecting respiratory drive * Continuous neuromuscular blocking agent use * Pregnancy
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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
1 site. 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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Principal Investigator
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)
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