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New study tests best way to position ARDS patients to avoid bedsores

NCT ID NCT05894291

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested two ways of positioning patients with severe lung injury (ARDS) who are on ventilators and placed face-down (prone) to help breathing. The goal was to see if a 'swimmer' position—where the head is turned and one arm is bent—causes fewer severe pressure sores than the standard arms-at-sides position. Over 300 ICU patients took part. The results could guide nurses and doctors on how to position patients to reduce painful bedsores.

What this could mean

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Active substance
prone positioning technique
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a specific arm and head position during prone therapy reduces severe pressure sores in critically ill patients.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial, but the intervention is a positioning technique, not a drug. Results may not apply to all ICU settings or patient groups.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

334 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2023

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Intubated patient on invasive mechanical ventilation with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome according to the BERLIN classification with a P/F ratio \< 150, requiring prone position. * Express consent of the patient or representative or in the absence of this, emergency inclusion procedure * Health insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with 2 (or more) Prone position sessions * Patient in whom one of the two positions could not be achieved: (Joint limitation; Neck size that would prevent head rotation; Orthopaedic spinal or segmental trauma; BMI greater than 45) * Presence of stage 2 or higher pressure ulcers on the anterior parts of the body at screening * Presence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) * Patient already included in the study * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient under legal protection

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Conditions

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acute respiratory distress syndrome adult acute respiratory distress syndrome decubitus ulcer

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome Pressure ulcers stage III

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UHT of Orléans

    Orléans, France

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