New device could save limbs in sedated ECMO patients
NCT ID NCT05830721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device that continuously measures pressure in the leg to detect a dangerous condition called compartment syndrome in patients on ECMO. ECMO patients are often sedated and cannot report symptoms, making diagnosis difficult. The device may help doctors diagnose faster and save more limbs. The study will compare three methods in 6 adults on ECMO.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years of age * Peripheral Venoarterial-Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation * Sedated Exclusion Criteria: * Any limb ischemia diagnosis prior to ECMO cannulation * Any severe extremity trauma that precludes insertion of device * Very poor prognosis (survival \>72 hours is unlikely), which also includes severe coagulopathy. Severely coagulopathic patients are at risk for severe hemorrhage and thus may not survive fasciotomy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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