Major trial seeks to end debate on ventilator strategies for kids
NCT ID NCT03896763
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two breathing support strategies—prone positioning and high-frequency ventilation—against standard care in 600 children with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. The goal is to see which approach helps children spend more days off a ventilator within 28 days. The trial is active but no longer recruiting, and results may guide future pediatric intensive care.
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 and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could establish a better standard of care for children with severe lung failure, reducing time on breathing machines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial but still compares existing techniques; the benefit may be small or not apply to all children. No new drug is being tested.
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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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American Family Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital (Area Rossa Unit)
Rome, Italy, Italy
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Banner Health
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
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Bloomberg Children's Center, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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CS Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T1C5, Canada
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Children's Health Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Children's Hospital Orange County
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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Children's Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Children's Hospital at Westmead
Sydney, Australia
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19014, United States
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Children's Hospital of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, United States
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Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Chonnam National University Hospital
Gwangju, South Korea
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Cohen Children's Medical Center
Queens, New York, 11040, United States
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Duke Children's Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
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Hospital SEPACO
São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital de Pediatría J. P. Garrahan. SAMIC
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., C1245AAM, Argentina
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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Instituto Giannina Gasilini
Genova, Italy
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
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King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
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Medical City Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Meyer Children's Hospital
Florence, Italy, Italy
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Münster University Hospital
Münster, Germany
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Norton Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Perth Children's Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6840, Australia
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Rainbow Children's Hospital
Hyderabad, India
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Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Sabara Hospital Infantil
São Paulo, Brazil, Brazil
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Shaikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Stanford Children's Health
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UH Rainbow Babies & Children
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University Hospital Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester, United Kingdom
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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University of Iowa Stead Family Chlldren's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Malaysia Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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