Status:

RECRUITING

Avalanche Phenomenon During Airways Opening in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Poitiers University Hospital

Conditions:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Acute respiratory distress syndrome accounts for 23% of mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with high mortality rate. Although life-saving, mechanical ventilation may worsen lung injury...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome within the first 72 hours after meeting the Berlin definition criteria:
  • Within 1 week of a known clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms;
  • Bilateral opacities (not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules);
  • Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload;
  • PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg with positive end-expiratory pressure ≥ 5 cmH2O.
  • Absence of spontaneous breathing efforts
  • Consent to participate to the study from the patient and/or its surrogate

Exclusion

  • Pneumothorax
  • Broncho-pleural fistula
  • Tracheostomy
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Severe hypoxemia
  • Suspected of proven intracranial hypertension
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease
  • Pacemaker or defibrillator
  • Decision to withhold of withdraw life-sustaining measures
  • Under protection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05224323

Start Date

March 1 2022

End Date

October 1 2026

Last Update

December 24 2025

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CHU Poitiers

Poitiers, France, 86000