ARDS ventilator tool faces reliability test

NCT ID NCT07666503

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether the recruitment-to-inflation ratio (R/I ratio), a measurement used to guide ventilator settings in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), gives the same result when repeated in the same patient. Researchers will measure it twice in 80 ICU patients under stable conditions. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to see if this tool is reproducible enough to trust in routine care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If the R/I ratio is reproducible, it could become a trusted tool to help doctors set ventilators more precisely for ARDS patients.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 80 patients. It does not test any treatment, so even if successful, it won't directly improve outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Hôpital Bicêtre

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Hôpital Henri Mondor

Créteil, France
Hôpital La Pitié-Salpetrière

Paris, France
Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Paris, France

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