Predicting ICU Mortality in ARDS Patients (POSTCARDS)

August 17, 2023 updated by: Jesus Villar, Dr. Negrin University Hospital

Predicting Mortality in Patients With the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Machine Learning

The investigators are planning to perform a secondary analysis of an academic dataset of 1,303 patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) included in several published cohorts (NCT00736892, NCT02288949, NCT02836444, NCT03145974), aimed to characterize the best early model to predict duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) after ARDS diagnosis using machine learning approaches.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in Critical Care Units worldwide. Most ARDS patients requiere mechanical ventilation (MV). Few studies have investigated the prediction of MV duration and mortality of ARDS.

For model description, the investigators will extract data from the first two ICU days after diagnosis of moderate-to-severe ARDS from patients included in the de-identified database, which includes 1,303 mechanically ventilated patients enrolled in several observational cohorts in Spain, coordinated by the principal investigator (JV), and funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). The investigators will follow the TRIPOD guidelines and machine learning tecniques will be implemented (Random Forest, XGBoost, Logistic regression analysis, and/or neural networks) for development of the prediction model, and the accuracy will be compared to those of existing scoring systems for assessing ICU severity (APACHE II, SOFA) and the PaO2/FiO2 ratio. For external validation, the investigators will use 303 patients enrolled in a contemporary observational study (NCT03145974). The investigators will evaluate the accuracy of prediction models by calculating the respective confusion matrices and several statistics such as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for mortality and duration of MV. Investigators will select the best probabilistic model with a minimum number of clinical variables.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1303

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

      • Barcelona, Spain, 08036
        • Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Clinic
      • Madrid, Spain, 28046
        • Hospital Universitario La Paz (ICU)
    • Las Palmas
      • Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, 35019
        • Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 96 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

De-identified dataset including 1,303 patients with moderate/severe ARDS admitted consecutively in a network of Spanish ICUs.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Berlin criteria for moderate to severe ARDS

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Postoperative patients ventilated <24h; brain death patients.

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Derivation cohort
It will contain 700 patients (70% of 1000 ARDS patients)
We will use robust machine learning approaches, such as Random Forest, XGBoost or Neural Networks.
Other Names:
  • Logistic regression
  • cross-validation
  • are aunder the ROC curves
Validation cohort
It will contain 300 patients (30% of 1000 ARDS patients)
We will use robust machine learning approaches, such as Random Forest, XGBoost or Neural Networks.
Other Names:
  • Logistic regression
  • cross-validation
  • are aunder the ROC curves
Confirmatory cohort
It will contain 303 patients (for external validation)
We will use robust machine learning approaches, such as Random Forest, XGBoost or Neural Networks.
Other Names:
  • Logistic regression
  • cross-validation
  • are aunder the ROC curves

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ICU mortality
Time Frame: up to 6 months
mortality in the intensive care unit
up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
MV duration
Time Frame: from ARDS diagnosis to extubation
Duration of mechanical ventilation
from ARDS diagnosis to extubation

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jesús Villar, MD, PhD, Hospital Universitario D. Negrin

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 14, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

November 9, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 21, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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