Arm position during ICU Face-Down care may harm nerves

NCT ID NCT05693038

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether placing patients face-down (prone) to help them breathe can damage nerves in the shoulder area. Researchers will use electrical tests to check for nerve injury in adults with severe lung failure who are sedated and on a ventilator. The goal is to find out if a specific arm position called 'swimmer position' is safer.

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 it works, this could point toward safer arm positioning guidelines for ICU patients needing prone ventilation.
What could go wrong: This is a small observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect; results may not apply to all ICU settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome brachial plexus neuropathy brachial plexus neuropathy from injury nerve compression syndrome neuroma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY NERVE COMPRESSION

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Locations

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, 20122, Italy

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