An interventional study of Pressure support 15 and Pressure support 13 in Mechanical Ventilation and Critical Care, sponsored by Jian-Xin Zhou. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.
Sponsored by Jian-Xin Zhou · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
The goal of this study is to validate computed inspiratory muscle pressure (cPmus) for monitoring inspiratory effort in adults receiving pressure support ventilation. Researchers will compare cPmus with reference inspiratory muscle pressure calculated using an esophageal balloon catheter, a thin pressure-measuring tube placed in the esophagus. The study will look at how closely the two methods are related and whether they give similar results. Participants will undergo simultaneous monitoring with cPmus and an esophageal balloon catheter. Researchers will adjust pressure support across six levels, recording measurements from both methods at each level.
This is a prospective validation study with repeated measurements. It aims to validate computed inspiratory muscle pressure (cPmus), a noninvasive estimate of inspiratory muscle pressure provided by the study ventilator (Prunus Padus 9, Shenzhen, China). The reference method is esophageal pressure-derived inspiratory muscle pressure (Pmus). The study will enroll adults receiving invasive pressure support ventilation (PSV).
After obtaining informed consent, participants will undergo simultaneous monitoring with the cPmus algorithm and an esophageal balloon catheter. Pressure support will be adjusted in six levels. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) will remain unchanged. Each pressure support level will be maintained for 10 minutes. Brief end-expiratory and end-inspiratory occlusion maneuvers will also be performed at each level to obtain additional indices of respiratory drive and inspiratory effort. Esophageal balloon will be removed after completing the last pressure support step.
At each pressure support level, paired values of cPmus and reference Pmus were measured. The corresponding inspiratory pressure-time products, cPTPmus and PTPmus, will also be calculated.
All procedures will follow the study protocol and standardized measurement procedures. Study data will be recorded in case report forms and an electronic database, with checks for completeness, accuracy, and waveform quality.
Jian-Xin Zhou is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.
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Pressure support of 15 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 15
Pressure support of 13 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 13
Pressure support of 11 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 11
Pressure support of 9 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 9
Pressure support of 7 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 7
Pressure support of 5 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Procedure: Pressure support 5
Pressure support of 15 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Pressure support of 13 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Pressure support of 11 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Pressure support of 9 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Pressure support of 7 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Pressure support of 5 cm H2O will be applied for 10 minutes.
Computed inspiratory muscle pressure (cPmus)
Computed inspiratory muscle pressure (cPmus) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Inspiratory muscle pressure (Pmus)
Inspiratory muscle pressure (Pmus) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Computed inspiratory muscle pressure-time product (cPTPmus)
Computed inspiratory muscle pressure-time product (cPTPmus) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Inspiratory muscle pressure-time product (PTPmus)
Inspiratory muscle pressure-time product (PTPmus) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Occluded airway pressure at 100ms (P0.1)
Occluded airway pressure at 100ms (P0.1) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Maximal decrease of airway pressure during end-expiratory occlusion (∆Pocc)
Maximal decrease of airway pressure during end-expiratory occlusion (∆Pocc) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
Pressure muscle index (PMI)
Pressure muscle index (PMI) will be measured.
Time frame: 2 hours
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Started Oct 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Apr 2027, 6 months after the start.
Start moved once since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026: Nov 2026 → Oct 2026, on Nov 9, 2026.
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