Can custom ventilation save more ARDS lungs?
NCT ID NCT06066502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized breathing machine strategy can improve survival in people with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe lung condition. About 1,100 adults on ventilators will be randomly assigned to either standard care or a precision approach that adjusts settings based on each patient's lung mechanics. The main goal is to see if the personalized strategy reduces deaths within 60 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- precision ventilation strategy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this personalized ventilation approach could reduce deaths from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by tailoring breathing support to each patient's lung mechanics.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but the intervention is complex and may not improve survival over standard care. Results may not apply to all ARDS patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 1,100 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 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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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. Ventilator-dependent ARDS, with all of the following (a-e): 1. Invasive ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥ 8 cm H2O or FiO2 ≥ 0.5 2. Hypoxemia as characterized by: • If arterial blood gas (ABG) available: the partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood (PaO2)/FiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg, or, • if ABG not available OR overt clinical deterioration in oxygenation since last ABG: SpO2/FiO2 ≤ 316 with SpO2 ≤ 97% (both conditions) on two representative assessments between 1 to 6 hours apart. • If patient is positioned prone or receiving inhaled pulmonary vasodilator at time of screening: Qualifying PaO2/FiO2 or SpO2/FiO2 (as defined above) that was recorded within the 6 hours immediately prior to initiating either of these therapies may be used for eligibility determination. • If PEEP has been increased by \> 5 cm H2O within the last 12 hours immediately prior to screening: Qualifying PaO2/FiO2 or SpO2/FiO2 (as defined above) prior to PEEP increase may be used for eligibility determination if recorded within this 12-hour window. 3. Bilateral lung opacities on chest imaging not fully explained by effusions, lobar collapse, or nodules 4. Respiratory failure not fully explained by heart failure or fluid overload 5. Onset within 1 week of clinical insult or new/worsening symptoms 3. Early in ARDS course * Full criteria for ARDS (#2 above) first met within previous 3 days * Current invasive ventilation episode not more than 4 days duration * Current severe hypoxemic episode (receipt of invasive ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, or high-flow nasal cannula) not more than 10 days duration Exclusion Criteria: 1. Esophageal manometry already in use clinically 2. Severe brain injury: including suspected elevated intracranial pressure, cerebral edema, or Glasgow coma score (GCS) ≤ 8 directly caused by severe brain injury (e.g., ischemia or hemorrhage) 3. Gross barotrauma or chest tube inserted to treat barotrauma (note: chest tube inserted strictly for drainage of pleural effusion is not an exclusion) 4. Esophageal pathology that, in judgement of the site investigator, significantly increases risk of esophageal catheter placement, including high-risk esophageal varices, recent oropharyngeal or gastroesophageal surgery; or past esophagectomy 5. Ongoing severe coagulopathy (platelet \< 5000/μL or INR \> 4) 6. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or CO2 removal (ECCO2R) 7. Neuromuscular disease that impairs spontaneous breathing (including but not limited to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal cord injury at C5 or above) 8. Any of the following severe chronic lung diseases: cystic fibrosis, acute bronchiectasis exacerbation, acute exacerbation of a chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD), chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH) on PH-targeted vasoactive medication, or lung transplant 9. End-stage chronic cirrhosis with Child-Pugh Class C (Section 12.3) 10. ICU admission for burn injury 11. Current ICU stay \> 2 weeks or acute care hospital stay \> 4 weeks 12. Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours as assessed by the study physician; if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was provided, assessment for moribund status must occur at least 6 hours after CPR was completed 13. Current limitation on life-sustaining care (other than do-not-resuscitate), or expectation by clinical team that a limitation on life-sustained care will be adopted within next 24 hours. 14. Treating clinician refusal or unwilling to use protocol-specified ventilator settings/modes 15. Prisoner 16. Previous enrollment in this trial
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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
33 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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Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine / St. Luke's Medical Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University / Grady Health System
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Intermountain Health
RECRUITINGMurray, Utah, 84107, United States
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Lowell General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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NYU Lagone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 02114, United States
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New York City Health + Hospitals/ Bellevue
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Tufts Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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University of Arizona
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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University of California, San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Franciso, California, 94143, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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University of Washingont/Harborview Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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