Immune clues may unlock better ECMO care for lung failure patients
NCT ID NCT07726940
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial studies adults with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who need ECMO life support. Researchers aim to classify patients into immune-based subtypes, understand why complications like kidney injury and bleeding occur, and develop a personalized, full-cycle ECMO management plan. The goal is to improve survival and recovery by tailoring ventilation and ECMO strategies to each patient's immune profile.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a precision, full-cycle ECMO management pathway that reduces complications and improves survival in severe ARDS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large mechanistic study, not a simple drug trial. The complexity of immune phenotyping and ECMO management means results may take years to translate into bedside practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,776 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
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
The study population consists of adult patients diagnosed with moderate-to-severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) who are admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of participating tertiary hospitals. This cohort includes patients requiring advanced respiratory support, specifically focusing on those managed with or without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) based on clinical indications.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1.Age ≥ 18 years 2.Meet the global new definition of moderate-to-severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Exclusion Criteria: \- 1.Patients with a prior tracheostomy. 2.Patients who have received a lung transplant or initiated VV-ECMO support as a bridge to lung transplantation. 3.Patients with comorbid cardiogenic shock requiring VA-ECMO or VAV-ECMO support.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
39 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantong, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXining, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXuzhou, China
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNingxiang, China
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Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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Huai'an First People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuai'an, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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Kunshan First People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKunshan, China
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Liuzhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiuzhou, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNaning, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Quzhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGQuzhou, China
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Subei People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYangzhou, China
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Suining Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuining, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHa’erbin, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSuzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXiamen, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLanzhou, China
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The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou
RECRUITINGChenzhou, China
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The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLianyungang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDalian, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHa’erbin, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi'an, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangchun, China
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West China Tianfu Hospital, Sichuan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSichuan, China
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Wuxi People's Hospital
RECRUITINGWuxi, China
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Xinyang Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXinyang, China
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Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGZhongshan, China
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