The Specific Lung Elastance in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS) Patients in Supine and Prone Position

April 27, 2015 updated by: Davide Chiumello, Policlinico Hospital

The Specific Lung Elastance in ALI/ARDS Patients in Supine and Prone Position

The investigators aim is to study the specific lung elastance in ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation, in supine and prone position.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In sedated and paralyzed ALI/ARDS patients, we study and compare the specific lung elastance in supine and prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Milano, Italy, 20122
        • Policlinico Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Haemodynamic failure, pneumothorax

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Procedure: specific elastance
The investigators study the specific lung elastance in ALI/ARDS patients in supine and prone position.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Specific elastance
Time Frame: 5 minutes
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Policlinico Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: davide chiumello, md, Policlinico Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

December 6, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1111 (Prima Psychiatry internal research fund)

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