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The quantitative cuff-leak test (qtCLT) is a simple, rapid and non-invasive test that has not been extensively studied in children. The objective of the ongoing study whose protocol is reported here is to investigate how well the qtCLT predicts UAO-related postextubation respiratory distress in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Air Leak Test in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is a multicentre, prospective, observational study that will recruit 900 patients who are aged 2\u2009days post-term to 17 years and ventilated through a cuffed endotracheal tube for at least 24\u2009hours in any of 19 French PICUs. Within an hour of planned extubation, the qtCLT will be performed as a sequence of six measurements of the tidal volume with the cuff inflated then deflated. The primary outcome is the occurrence within 48\u2009hours after extubation of severe UAO defined as combining a requirement for intravenous corticosteroid therapy and\/or ventilator support by high-flow nasal cannula and\/or by non-invasive ventilation or repeat invasive mechanical ventilation with a Westley score \u22654 with at least one point for stridor at each initiation. The results of the study are expected to identify risk factors for UAO-related postextubation respiratory distress and extubation failure, thereby identifying patient subgroups most likely to require preventive interventions. It will also determine whether qtCLT appears to be a reliable method to predict an increased risk for postextubation adverse events as severe UAO.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The study was approved by the Robert Debr\u00e9 University Hospital institutional review board (IRB) on September 2021 (approval #2021578). The report of Robert Debr\u00e9 University Hospital IRB is valid for all sites, given the nature of the study with respect to the French law. 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