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Respiratory FailureNAIVENCT05282238

Quantification of Inspiratory Effort Through Nasal Pressure in Patients Undergoing Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Correlation With Clinical Outcomes

An observational study of Respiratory Failure, run by University of Modena and Reggio Emilia at 1 site in Italy.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Official record
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Trial summary

Weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) constitutes a fundamental procedure in intensive care, covering up to 50% of time spent on ventilation (1). Endotracheal tube (ETT) removal might be an important but delicate step in intensive care setting. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Respiratory Failure
What is being tested?
Nasal pressure assessment
How many people
175 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 May 2027to 31 Dec 2033
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Eligible patients will be enrolled among patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit of Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena undergoing endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation

Who may be able to join

  • candidates for endotracheal tube removal.

Who cannot join

  • Age under 18
  • Pregnancy
  • Patient unable or unwilling to sign informed consent
  • Neuromuscular diseases
  • Patient with compromised neurological state (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) under 14/15)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Roberto Tonelli, MD contact

+390594225934

roberto.tonelli@me.com

Alessandro Marchioni, MD contact

+390594225859

marchioni.alessandro@unimore.it

Italy1 site
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena

    Modena

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About this study

Weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) constitutes a fundamental procedure in intensive care, covering up to 50% of time spent on ventilation (1). Endotracheal tube (ETT) removal might be an important but delicate step in intensive care setting. Failure and subsequent need for re-intubation can occur in up to 20% of cases leading to a significant increase in mortality rates (24%), longer hospital stay and prolonged need for ventilation. Comorbidities such as obesity, COPD and cardiac related diseases might further increase this risk reaching up to 60% of failure in extubation. In this scenario, accurate predictors of weaning failure are far welcomed. The recurrence of respiratory failure after extubation might considerably raise rates of failure, probably due to increased work of breathing in patients after ETT removal. Most recent guidelines on the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) suggest using NIV after ETT removal in subjects with high risk of failure. NIV could contribute to reduce work of breathing hence preventing the onset of respiratory failure after extubation. Therefore, measuring inspiratory effort and its variation in weaned patients might help in identifying patients with significant risk of failing extubation. Esophageal pressure swings (DeltaPES) can be measured through a nasogastric tube with a pressure transducer located in the inferior part of the esophagus. DeltaPES is an extremely precise and accurate method to quantify inspiratory effort, however its use in daily clinical practice is limited due to the invasive nature of the maneuver, elevated costs and need for considerable clinical training of operators. Physiological studies have shown a correlation between nasal pressure measured at nostril entrance and esophageal pressure (which in turn is a measure of respiratory effort .

Therefore, measuring nasal pressure could represent a method to quantify inspiratory effort non-invasively, proving to be useful in daily clinical practice.

Being tested
Nasal pressure assessment
Keywords
Weaning Failure, Inspiratory Effort, Nasal Pressure
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Insufficiency

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nasal pressure assessmentDiagnostic test

    Once the patient is enrolled nasal pressure will be measured through a dedicated pressure line located at the nostril entrance and connected to a dedicated pressure transducer (OptiVentTM, SIDAM, Mirandola, Italy). Measured nasal pressure will be the result of the variation between inspiratory and expiratory pressure (DeltaPnose). The measurement of DeltaPnose will be obtained considering the average of 3 values registered during 3 breath after at least 3 minutes of stable and constant respiratory pattern. Pnose values will be measured before extubation (T0) and 30 minutes (T1), 2 hours (T2), 4 hours (T3), 12 hours (T4) , 24 hours (T5) and 48 hours (T6) after extubation.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Weaning failure

    Weaning failure will be defined by need for re-intubation

    Measured: 48 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Mar 2022
  2. Study start1 May 2027 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 May 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2033 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
175 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05282238
Sponsor's protocol ID
UModenaReggio15
Acronym
NAIVE
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
7 Mar 2022
Last updated
25 Apr 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Respiratory Failure, run by University of Modena and Reggio Emilia at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Roberto Tonelli, MD (+390594225934, roberto.tonelli@me.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Weaning failure (time frame: 48 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Apr 2025.

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