New study tests best way to position ARDS patients to avoid bedsores

NCT ID NCT05894291

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested two ways of positioning patients with severe lung injury (ARDS) who are on ventilators and placed face-down (prone) to help breathing. The goal was to see if a 'swimmer' position—where the head is turned and one arm is bent—causes fewer severe pressure sores than the standard arms-at-sides position. Over 300 ICU patients took part. The results could guide nurses and doctors on how to position patients to reduce painful bedsores.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: prone positioning technique
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a specific arm and head position during prone therapy reduces severe pressure sores in critically ill patients.
What could go wrong: This is a completed trial, but the intervention is a positioning technique, not a drug. Results may not apply to all ICU settings or patient groups.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome decubitus ulcer

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME PRESSURE ULCERS STAGE III

Contacts and locations

Locations

UHT of Orléans

Orléans, France

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