Which breathing method is safer for heart surgery patients on the move?
NCT ID NCT06006208
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at 78 adults who had heart surgery and needed a breathing tube while being moved to the intensive care unit. Researchers compared using a manual bag (AMBU bag) versus a mechanical ventilator (Hamilton C1) to see which method kept blood pressure and oxygen levels more stable. The goal is to find the safest way to transport these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hamilton C1 ventilator
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help hospitals choose the best way to keep patients stable during transport after heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to all patients or hospitals. It compares two methods but does not test a new treatment.
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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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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: * Over 18 years old (any gender or race) * Cardiac surgery * Require postoperative mechanical ventilation and care in the ICU. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients' refusal * Extubation in OR * On mechanical circulatory support * Requirement for postoperative therapy with inhaled pulmonary vasodilators (epoprostenol (FLOLAN), inhaled nitric oxide, etc.) * Severe RV dysfunction with preoperative echocardiography * Contraindication to TEE and pulmonary artery catheter.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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