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Trial reportJournal of clinical monitoring and computing2026

Protective mechanical ventilation controlled by the real-time mechanical power measurement.

Filip Burša, Michal Frelich, Peter Sklienka, Zuzana Kučerová, Jiří Sagan, David Oczka, Marek Penhaker, Michal Burda, Jan Máca

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Trial report in Journal of clinical monitoring and computing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06035146 (Protective Ventilation in Patients With Lung Impairment on Mechanical Ventilation Controlled by the Mechanical Energy of the Respiratory System), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT06035146 naunknown statusnot on this map

Protective Ventilation in Patients With Lung Impairment on Mechanical Ventilation Controlled by the Mechanical Energy of the Respiratory System

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital OstravaRan2022 to 2025Enrolled34ConditionsARDS, Lung Injury, Ventilator InducedArmsMechanical energy monitoring, Conventional mechanical ventilation
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Filip BuršaDepartment of Anaesthetics, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic.
Michal FrelichDepartment of Anaesthetics, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic. michal.frelich@fno.cz.
Peter SklienkaDepartment of Anaesthetics, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic.
Zuzana KučerováDepartment of Anaesthetics, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic.
Jiří SaganDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic.
David OczkaDepartment of cybernetics and biomedical engineering, Faculty of electric engineering and computer science, Vysoka skola banska - Technical unversity of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba, 708 00, Czech Republic.
Marek PenhakerDepartment of cybernetics and biomedical engineering, Faculty of electric engineering and computer science, Vysoka skola banska - Technical unversity of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba, 708 00, Czech Republic.
Michal BurdaInstitute for Research and Applications of Fuzzy Modeling, University of Ostrava, CE IT4Innovations, 30. dubna 22, Ostrava, 701 03, Czech Republic.
Jan MácaDepartment of Anaesthetics, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790, Ostrava, 708 00, Czech Republic.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the substantial advancements in mechanical ventilation (MV), mortality remains high. Mechanical power (MP), MV forces are associated with outcomes. Real-time monitoring of MP and the adjustment of MV according to MP may result in ventilation with lower MP.

methodsRandomized controled trial conducted at the ECMO Centre Ostrava, Czech Republic, from March 2023 to March 2024 enrolled adult patients on MV (with or without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECMO) with acute respiratory failure. A system for real-time MP monitoring (geometric method and simplified Becher´s formula) has been developed. In the intervention arm, the physician was able to observe the MP in real time and adjust the MV parameters accordingly. In the control group, the MP was concealed.

resultsA total of 494 subjects were screened and 33 patients were randomized (further 7 ECMO patients). There was no significant difference between the control and intervention groups. Median MP

conclusionAlthough real-time MP measurement is feasible, there was no significant difference in MP between the control and intervention groups with low MP in both groups. Experience physicians was capable of safe MV, even if they do not know the exact MP value. The night shift was a high-risk period for developing lung damage due to elevated MP.

trial registrationClinicalTrials NCT06035146.

Indexed as

Respiration, ArtificialRespiratory InsufficiencyAdultAgedCzech RepublicExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicARDSMechanical energyMechanical powerProtective ventilation

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PMID41075121
PMCPMC12963077

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