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Lung TraumaVentiChestNCT06735872

Effects of Non-invasive Ventilation Therapies on the Lung in Hypoxemic Chest Trauma Patients

A study testing Non invasive ventilation (NIV) and High flow oxygen therapy (HFO) in people with Lung Trauma and Lung Contusion, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

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Trial summary

Chest trauma is common in traumatology. Its management is based on ventilatory therapies, among which non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used. Some studies have shown the benefit of this therapy in hypoxemic patients, avoiding intubation, reducing length of stay and healthcare costs, and even reducing… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Trauma, Lung Contusion
What is being tested?
Non invasive ventilation (NIV) and High flow oxygen therapy (HFO)
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
22 Apr 2025to 22 Apr 2027
Phase
Interventional
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

Who may be able to join

  • Age > 18 years old
  • Chest trauma < 5 days
  • At least 3 ribs fracture on initial CT-scan
  • Need of oxygen moderated to maintain monitoring oxygen saturation Sp02 > 92% or partial pressure of arterial oxygen Pa02/ Fraction of inspired oxygen FiO2 > 200
  • Intensive Care Unit admission
  • Need a chest CT control during the five first days after the trauma

Who cannot join

  • Patient intubated or with respiratory failure : measured or estimated Pa02/FiO2 < 200 or indication for intubation (several with respiratory rate > 35/min, abundant tracheal secretions, significant increase in work of accessory respiratory muscles on inspiration, signs of respiratory exhaustion on arterial blood gas with The potential of Hydrogen pH < 7,3 or PaCO2 > 50 mmHg, severe hypoxemia with PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 100 or desaturation < 88% for more than 5 minutes)
  • Inability to maintain 10 seconds of apnoea required for scan acquisition
  • Patient treated with ventilatory support by NIV or HFO in the 12 hours prior the investigation
  • Uncontrolled circulatory failure with need for introduction of Noradrenaline > 0,15 ug/kg/min
  • Uncontrolled neurological failure with Glasgow Coma Scale (CGS < 15
  • Unstable facial trauma or with pneumocephalus or basilar skull trauma
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  • Large, undrained pneumothorax with lateral separation at the level of the hilum > 2 cm and extensive throughout the axillary line
  • Patients with identified cognitive impairment
  • Persons deprived of liberty, persons under protective measures
  • Persons not affiliated to a social security insurance
  • Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Refusal to participate in the study

Trial locations and contacts

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

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hopital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, Rhône, 69003

    satnislas ABRARD, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Non-invasive Ventilation and High-flow Oxygen Therapy on the Lung in Hypoxemic Chest Trauma Patients, a Descriptive Experimental CT Scan Study

Chest trauma is common in traumatology. Its management is based on ventilatory therapies, among which non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used. Some studies have shown the benefit of this therapy in hypoxemic patients, avoiding intubation, reducing length of stay and healthcare costs, and even reducing mortality. However, these studies are old and underpowered. High flow oxygen therapy (HFO), which is frequently used in everyday practice, has only one study in chest trauma.

There is still a lack of data to really understand the effects of these techniques on the injured lung after trauma. Therefore, the investigators want to do a NIV or HFO session and directly assess the effects on participants' lungs by doing a CT at the end of the session.

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This is a procedure carried out within five days of the initial trauma and consists of either a 10-minute session of non-invasive ventilation or a 10-minute session of high-flow oxygen therapy, depending on which arm the participant is allocated to.

Two chest CTs will be performed: the first as part of usual care before the non-invasive ventilation session or high flow oxygen therapy session, and the second immediately after the 10-minute session.

The investigator's objective is to demonstrate an improvement in lung recruitment with NIV or HFO using CT imaging.

Being tested
Non invasive ventilation (NIV), High flow oxygen therapy (HFO)

What participants receive

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

  • Non invasive ventilation (NIV)Procedure or surgery

    This group will receive a unique 10-minute session of non invasive ventilation with standard parameters directly on the CT table. The treatment will be delivered via a naso-buccal mask.

    Prior to treatment, each participant will have a planned standard care chest CT.

    During the session, a senior intensivist watching for participant's comfort and safety.

  • High flow oxygen therapy (HFO)Procedure or surgery

    This group will receive a unique 10-minute session of high flow oxygen directly on the CT table. The treatment will be delivered via a nasal cannula.

    Prior to treatment, each participant will have a planned standard care chest CT.

    During the session, a senior intensivist watching for participant's comfort and safety.

Study groups in NCT06735872
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Non invasive ventilationExperimentalThis group will receive a unique 10-minute session of non invasive ventilation with standard parameters directly on the CT table. The treatment will be delivered via a naso-buccal mask.
Receives: Procedure: Non invasive ventilation (NIV)
High flow oxygen therapyExperimentalThis group will receive a unique 10-minute session of high flow oxygen directly on the CT table. The treatment will be delivered via a nasal cannula
Receives: Procedure: High flow oxygen therapy (HFO)

What is being measured

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

  1. lung volume

    The primary outcome is evaluated by a quantitative method to compare lung volumes before and after ventilations sessions. The aim is to measure pulmonary recruitment which corresponds to the lung volume reaerated by ventilatory techniques (NIV and HFO), meaning the difference between the non-aerated lung volume between after and before the intervention. Thus, recruitment includes the partial or total re-aeration of lung areas initially not aerated before the intervention.

    The senior radiologist determine the non aerated volumes on mm3 thanks to a dedicated software. We will use a semi-automatic segmentation can be carried out quickly and reproducibly.

    Measured: At day 0

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Dec 2024
  2. Study start22 Apr 2025
  3. Primary completion22 Apr 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion22 Apr 2027 (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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The study is experimental, descriptive, prospective and monocentric. The design is with two parallel groups where each patient is his own control. That's why there is no control group. There are two groups: one receiving ten minutes of non invasive ventilation and the other one receiving ten minutes of high flow oxygen therapy. After the treatment, each participant will have an additional chest CT to determine lung volumes. To determine which group the participant is in, we use a randomisation without stratification.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06735872
Sponsor's protocol ID
69HCL24_1116
Acronym
VentiChest
Status last verified
Jun 2025
First submitted
11 Dec 2024
Last updated
24 Jun 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Non invasive ventilation (NIV) and High flow oxygen therapy (HFO) in people with Lung Trauma and Lung Contusion, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

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 6 inclusion and 12 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 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 France. 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 Stanislas ABRARD, MD (04 72 11 69 44 ext. +33, stanislas.abrard@chu-lyon.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

lung volume (time frame: At day 0). 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 24 Jun 2025.

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