Tailoring ventilators to each Patient's lungs: a new hope for ARDS?
NCT ID NCT06430554
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at how to adjust breathing machine settings for people with moderate-to-severe ARDS, a serious lung condition. Researchers will use a special imaging technique to see how air and blood flow match up in the lungs. The goal is to find the best settings for each patient to improve oxygen levels and avoid further injury.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more personalized ventilator settings for ARDS patients, potentially improving oxygen delivery and reducing lung damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all ARDS patients. It is not testing a new treatment, only gathering data.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Intubated mechanically ventilated ARDS patients.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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 Criteria: 1. age ≥18 years 2. Moderate-to-severe ARDS as per the 2023 ESICM definition 3. Undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation 4. Planned prone position based on the attending physicians' decisions 5. Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. age ≥85 years 2. Pregnancy 3. Severe hemodynamic instability (\> 30% increase in vasopressors in the last 6 hours or norepinephrine \> 0.5 µg/kg/min) 4. Clinically suspected elevated intracranial pressure (\>18 mm Hg) 5. Bronchopleural fistula 6. Contraindication to EIT monitoring (e.g. burns, pacemaker, thoracic wounds limiting electrode belt placement) 7. Severe hypernatremia (\>170mmol/L) 8. Re-admission of patients already enrolled in this study, or patients who are participating in other studies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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