Scientists investigate hidden 'Avalanche' pattern in ARDS lungs
NCT ID NCT05224323
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how small airways open during mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Researchers want to see if an 'avalanche-like' pattern occurs, which could worsen lung injury. 50 adults with moderate-to-severe ARDS will be monitored using special pressure and imaging techniques. The goal is to better understand lung damage and improve ventilator care.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors adjust ventilator settings to reduce lung damage in ARDS patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (50 participants) that only measures a phenomenon, not a treatment. It may not lead to any immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome will be included within the first 72 hours after meeting the Berlin definition criteria. After ruling out exclusion criteria and obtaining informed consent from their relatives, patients will be included in the study.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * Moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome within the first 72 hours after meeting the Berlin definition criteria: * Within 1 week of a known clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms; * Bilateral opacities (not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules); * Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; * PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg with positive end-expiratory pressure ≥ 5 cmH2O. * Absence of spontaneous breathing efforts * Consent to participate to the study from the patient and/or its surrogate Exclusion Criteria: * Pneumothorax * Broncho-pleural fistula * Tracheostomy * Hemodynamic instability * Severe hypoxemia * Suspected of proven intracranial hypertension * Chronic obstructive lung disease * Pacemaker or defibrillator * Decision to withhold of withdraw life-sustaining measures * Under protection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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