New imaging technique may help ventilator settings for severe lung patients

NCT ID NCT06536543

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looks at 20 adults with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who are on a ventilator and placed face-down (prone position). Researchers will use electrical impedance tomography (EIT), a non-invasive imaging tool, to measure lung overdistension and collapse during ventilator adjustments. The goal is to find the best pressure settings that balance lung opening and overstretching, which could lead to safer breathing support.

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 successful, this could help doctors set ventilators more precisely for ARDS patients, potentially reducing lung damage and improving recovery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 20 participants. It does not test a new treatment, so results may not change practice directly.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome Pulmonary Atelectasis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

Contacts and locations

Locations

CH Cote Basque
RECRUITING

Bayonne, 64000, France
Hopital Haut-Lévêque
RECRUITING

Pessac, 33604, France

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