Which ventilator mode saves more lives? massive ICU study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07313956
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether the type of breathing machine setting used in the intensive care unit (ICU) affects how well patients recover. Researchers will switch the ventilator mode used across entire ICUs every two months and track outcomes like days alive without a breathing machine and survival. About 4,785 adults on ventilators will take part to help doctors choose the best approach for future patients.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 4,785 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patient is receiving mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy * Patient is physically located in a participating adult ICU Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is known to be less than 18 years old * Patient is known to be a prisoner * Patient is known to have been receiving invasive mechanical ventilation at place of residence prior to hospital admission * Patient is receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at the time when inclusion criteria are first met
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109, United States
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