New 3D imaging technique could improve care for ARDS patients
NCT ID NCT07083973
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will use a 3D electrical impedance tomography (EIT) device to monitor how lung ventilation and blood flow change when ARDS patients are placed on their stomach (prone position). Researchers will track 30 patients on mechanical ventilation at three time points: lying on their back, 30 minutes after turning prone, and after more than 10 hours prone. The goal is to see if 3D EIT provides better information than standard 2D EIT for guiding treatment.
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 improve how doctors monitor lung function in ARDS patients during prone positioning, potentially leading to better treatment adjustments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all ARDS patients. It does not test a new treatment or cure.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 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
Patients with ARDS on mechanical ventilation
- 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: * patients on mechanical ventilation. * Diagnosis of ARDS was based on the Berlin definition * Patients in need of prone position because of clinical condition Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age. * Pregnant women; * Ribcage malformation * Any contraindication to the use of EIT (e.g. automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, and implantable pumps).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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