New drug trial aims to tame deadly lung condition ARDS
NCT ID NCT06564207
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the drug fostamatinib can safely help adults hospitalized with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe lung injury. About 40 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, and researchers will track serious side effects for 30 days. The goal is to see if fostamatinib can control the disease and improve outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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.
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years old. * Subject (or legal representative) provides informed consent to study participation. * Subject (or legal representative) understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures. * Hospitalized with acute respiratory failure from ARDS with ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen PaO2/FiO2 of 200 mm of Hg or less with positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) equal to or higher than 5 cm of H2O and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal support. * Functional respiratory imaging (FRI) compatible CT scan of the chest within the prior 7 days. * Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation \< 10 days. * Females of childbearing potential must agree to be abstinent or seek a highly effective form of contraception from the time of enrollment through 30 days after the last day of study drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C). * Abnormal liver function tests (AST or ALT \> 3x ULN or AST or ALT \> 3x ULN) * Pregnant or nursing. * Participation in any other clinical trial, or receipt of an investigational medicinal product within 30 days prior. * Known concomitant life-threatening disease with a life expectancy \< 6 months. * Known hypersensitivity to fostamatinib. * Uncontrolled hypertension (Systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg). * Neutrophil count \< 1000/uL * Death expected within 72 hours * Received a live vaccine in the last 30 days * Those who were cognitively impaired or mentally disabled prior to acute illness * Patients with acute coronary syndrome, ejection fraction \<30%, or active unstable arrhythmias
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