New breathing tricks help stroke patients off ventilators faster?
NCT ID NCT07003867
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at two ways to improve lung function in 40 stroke patients who needed a breathing machine (ventilator). One method adjusted the ventilator's trigger sensitivity, and the other used a breathing exerciser device. The goal was to see which approach helped patients breathe better and potentially wean off the ventilator sooner. The study is already completed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ventilator inspiratory trigger sensitivity adjustment and threshold device training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point to a simple way to help stroke patients breathe better and wean off ventilators faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The interventions are not new drugs or devices, so the impact is limited.
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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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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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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40 to 60 years
- 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: * Adults aged 40-60 years. * Diagnosed with acute stroke patients. * Body mass index (BMI) 18:35 kg/m². * conscious oriented patients with Glasgow coma score ≥ 13. * PH\>7.25 and arterial oxygen saturation \>90% Exclusion Criteria: * Persistent hemodynamic instability as life threatening arrhythmias, acute heart failure, angina. * Severe breathlessness when spontaneously breathing. * Any progressive neuromuscular disease that would interfere with responding to inspiratory muscle training. * Spinal cord injuries. * Skeletal pathology (scoliosis, flail chest, spinal instrumentation) that would seriously impair the movement of the chest wall and ribs. * Patients on heavy sedation and respiratory muscle paralysis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mohamed Saied Zidan
Cairo, 11571, Egypt
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