New study aims to find best breathing support for kids with ARDS
NCT ID NCT07123961
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at two different ways to use ventilators for children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a serious lung condition. The goal is to see which method helps children recover faster and breathe better. About 160 children will take part, and the results will help doctors choose the best ventilator settings for kids.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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2 weeks to 17 years
- 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: 1. age \> 2 weeks (\> 38 weeks corrected gestational age) and \< 18 years (not yet had 18th birthday) 2. acute (≤ 7 days of risk factor) respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation 3. ventilated with endotracheal tube or tracheostomy for ≤ 7 days from risk factor onset 4. hypoxemia defined as PaO2/FIO2 (measurement of the amount of oxygen dissolved in the blood plasma/concentration of inhaled oxygen) \> 300 (or SpO2/FIO2 (measurement of the percentage of hemoglobin in your blood that is carrying oxygen/concentration of inhaled oxygen) \> 315 on Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) ≥ 5 cmH2O (rate of pressure delivery) on two consecutive measurements 4 hours apart and sustained at the time of consent and randomization 5. bilateral opacities on chest radiograph as determined by radiologist, clinical attending, or PI Exclusion: 1. hypoxemia caused primarily by hydrostatic pulmonary edema from heart failure or fluid overload 2. non-palliated or unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease 3. ventilated via tracheostomy at baseline prior to acute illness 4. obstructive airway disease determined to be the primary cause of respiratory failure 5. severe moribund state not expected to survive \> 72 hours 6. any limitations of care at time of screening 7. escalation to high frequency oscillatory ventilation or extracorporeal support (i.e., meeting PARMA protocol failure criteria) at time of screening 8. previous enrollment in this study
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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