Can a simple ultrasound test predict who needs fluids in the ICU?
NCT ID NCT06286306
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 50 ICU patients with acute respiratory failure to see if a heart ultrasound test (measuring how the main vein collapses) could predict who would die or need a breathing tube. The goal is to help doctors give fluids more safely. It was an observational study, meaning no treatment was tested.
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 help doctors better decide when to give fluids to ICU patients with breathing problems, potentially reducing harm from too much fluid.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center observational study, so results may not apply to all patients. It only looks at one measurement method and does not test a treatment.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Feb 2023
- Finished
-
Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
-
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
This is a monocentric observational study performed in the University Hospital of Lille, among adult patients admitted in ICU for hypoxemic and non hypercapnic acute respiratory failure for less than 48 hours
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
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 Registered in the French National Health Insurance system Presenting all the following criteria: * Admission in ICU for less than 48 hours * Type 1 acute respiratory failure: hypoxemia (PaO2\< 60 mmHg on room air) without hypercapnia (PaCO2 \< 45 mmHg) * Requiring oxygen support of ≥ 5L./min * Necessitating transthoracic echocardiography for diagnostic purposes Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy Adult with disability or without social protection BMI \> 35 kg/m² Withhold decision regarding invasive mechanical ventilation Moribund state diagnosed as a SOFA score \> 20
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Hypoxemic without hypercapnia acute respiratory failure are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Hopital Roger Salengro
Lille, Lille, 59037, France