Computer coach may cut time on breathing machines
NCT ID NCT02842944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a computer system called Beacon that gives doctors advice on when to take patients off a breathing machine. 29 adults who had been on a ventilator for more than 48 hours took part. The goal was to see if using the system led to less time on the ventilator compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Beacon Caresystem (decision-support device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this system could help patients spend less time on a breathing machine, reducing complications and speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (29 people) with no phase, so results may not apply broadly. The device only gives advice; doctors still make final decisions.
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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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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2017
- 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: * Patient is on invasive mechanical ventilation more 48 hours * Age \> 18 years * Patients are ventilated using Maquet Servo-I, Draeger Infinity V500 or Draeger Evita XL mechanical ventilators in "pressure support", "volume controlled", or "pressure controlled" ventilation modes. * Haemodynamically stable (mean blood pressure ≥ 65 mmHg) * Patients or, in the case that the patient is unable, next of kin understand and accept oral and written information describing the study or patient consent retrospectively in case of emergency inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * The absence of an arterial catheter for blood sampling. * Medical history of home mechanical ventilation * Severe ARDS (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mmHg) * Head trauma or other conditions where intra-cranial pressure may be elevated and tight regulation of arterial CO2 level is paramount. * Severe neurological patients (Glasgow coma score \<10, neurologic damage with limited prognosis, stroke hemiplegia). * Known or suspected severe myopathy or neuropathy (including ICU neuromyopathy) * Quadriplegia * Severe heart failure * Broncho alveolar fistula with more than 100ml leakage * History of home mechanical ventilation * Pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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