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Arm position during ICU Face-Down care may harm nerves

NCT ID NCT05693038

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

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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

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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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Study facts

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Participants

54 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients admitted in the ICU with severe ARDS, also secondary to pulmonary involvement of COVID-19, receiving invasive mechanical ventilation and requiring prone positioning to treat hypoxemia, as decided by the medical team.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Admission to ICU for severe ARDS * Administration of sedation and neuromuscular blocking agents * Presence of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation * Use of prone positioning to treat hypoxemia Exclusion Criteria: * Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation * Prone positioning performed in other centers * Prone positioning contraindications * Neurodegenerative disorders * Previous known brachial plexus injury

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Conditions

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

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Brachial plexus injury Nerve compression

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan, 20122, Italy

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