Can a standardized ECMO roadmap save more lives in ARDS?
NCT ID NCT07726953
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether a standardized, full-course management pathway for ECMO can improve outcomes for adults with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The pathway covers everything from deciding when to start ECMO through weaning and follow-up. Researchers will compare outcomes before and after implementing the pathway across multiple hospitals in China, aiming to reduce deaths and complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a standardized full-course ECMO management pathway
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a reproducible, evidence-based standard for ECMO care that reduces deaths and complications in ARDS patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a before-and-after study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other changes over time. The pathway may not be easily adopted across all hospitals.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital of Westlake University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantong, China
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNingxiang, China
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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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Huai'an First People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuai'an, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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Liuzhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiuzhou, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School)
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYangzhou, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, China
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Quzhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGQuzhou, China
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Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (SAMS&SPPH, Affiliated Hospital of UESTC)
RECRUITINGSichuan, China
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Suining Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuining, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQinghai, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical Universit
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXuzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHa’erbin, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXiamen, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLanzhou, China
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The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChenzhou, China
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The First People's Hospital of Kunshan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKunshan, China
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The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLianyungang, China
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The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
RECRUITINGDalian, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHa’erbin, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi'an, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangchun, China
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West China Tianfu Hospital, Sichuan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChengdu, China
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Wuxi People's Hospital
RECRUITINGWuxi, China
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Xinyang Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXinyang, China
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Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhongshan, China
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