COMPARE-VENT Feasibility Pilot Study

June 14, 2026 updated by: Garima Dahiya, Mayo Clinic

COMPARE-VENT Feasibility Pilot Study: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial for Ventilation Strategies and Hemodynamic Impact in Critically Ill Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiac disease complicated by respiratory insufficiency comprises the most frequent indication for cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) admission, with nearly one-third patients requiring advanced respiratory support and over 20% patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). IMV among patients with impaired cardiovascular reserve is further compounded by the adverse impact of positive pressure ventilation (PPV) and systemic sedation on intracardiac hemodynamics, pulmonary vascular mechanics and consequently end-organ perfusion. Despite widespread use, evidence guiding optimal ventilatory practices and mode selection in cardiovascular intensive care unit patients remains limited. Pressure-controlled and volume-controlled ventilation may differ in their effects on patient-ventilator synchrony, sedation requirements, and hemodynamic impact, but comparative data among patients with critical cardiac disease remains inconclusive. This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a pragmatic cluster-randomized crossover trial comparing ventilatory modes in a contemporary cardiovascular intensive care unit.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

75

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

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic, 1216 Second Street SW
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligible adults ≥ 18 years of age admitted to the cardiac ICU with need for invasive mechanical ventilation of expected duration >12 hours.

Pre-Specified Subgroups for exploratory outcomes:

  1. SCAI Stages C-E Cardiogenic Shock
  2. Mechanical circulatory support use, including intra-aortic balloon pumps and microaxial flow pumps, including Impella CP, RP Impella Flex, and Impella 5.5 devices
  3. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: LVEF <40% or;
  4. Moderate to severe RV systolic dysfunction or;
  5. Moderate to severe Pulmonary hypertension, as defined by ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Expected duration of intubation <12 hours.
  2. Severe COPD, bronchopleural fistulas, or severe ARDS (Berlin criteria P/F <100, in the absence of pulmonary edema)
  3. Home ventilator or chronic tracheostomy.
  4. Pregnant, incarcerated, patients or those receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Pressure Controlled Ventilation
During invasive mechanical ventilation in the cardiac ICU, pressure-controlled ventilation will be used as the mode for continuous mandatory ventilation.
Other: Pressure Controlled Mode
Pressure-controlled mode for continuous mandatory ventilation with preset inspiratory pressure above positive end-expiratory pressure.
Active Comparator: Volume-Controlled Ventilation
During invasive mechanical ventilation in the cardiac ICU, volume-controlled ventilation will be used as the mode for continuous mandatory ventilation.
Other: Volume Controlled Mode
Volume-controlled mode for continuous mandatory ventilation with preset inspiratory flow and tidal volume.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Adherance to assigned study mode (Feasibility Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 hours
Percentage of time spent on the assigned study mode while receiving invasive mechanical ventilation in the cardiac ICU between enrollment and 48 hours after enrollment.
Enrollment to 48 hours
Time From Enrollment to Initiation of Assigned Mode of Mechanical Ventilation (Feasibility Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 Hours
Time (number of hours) taken to initiate participants from enrollment (cardiac ICU admission) to initiation of assigned study mode of invasive mechanical ventilation upto 48 hours after enrollment.
Enrollment to 48 Hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
In-hospital Mortality (Exploratory Clinical Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to Study Day 28
All-cause, 28-day, in-hospital mortality, defined as death from any cause occurring between enrollment and 28 days after enrollment.
Enrollment to Study Day 28
Ventilator-Free Days (Exploratory Clinical Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to Study Day 28
The number of calendar days between enrollment and 28 days after enrollment, on which the patient is alive and free of invasive mechanical ventilation.
Enrollment to Study Day 28
Organ Failure Free Survival Days (Exploratory Clinical Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to Study Day 28
The number of calendar days between enrollment and 28 days after enrollment, on which the patient is alive and free of invasive mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, mechanical circulatory and vasoactive medication support.
Enrollment to Study Day 28
Vasoactive-inotrope score (Exploratory Hemodynamic Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 hours
The Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (VIS) is a quantitative measure of the total cardiovascular support a patient receives through vasopressors and inotropes, by a standardized conversion to per-kilogram per-minute units. Higher VIS indicates greater dependence on pharmacologic support and is associated with worse outcomes.
Enrollment to 48 hours
Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay (Exploratory Clinical Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to Study Day 28
Number of days between enrollment and 28 days after enrollment, on which the patient is alive and free from intensive care unit admission after the final transfer out of the intensive care unit
Enrollment to Study Day 28
Patient Ventilator Dyssynchrony Events
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 hours
Number of participants with flow, trigger or cycle dyssynchrony during assigned study mode for invasive mechanical ventilation.
Enrollment to 48 hours
Exhaled Tidal Volume (mL/kg Predicted Body Weight) (Exploratory Ventilatory Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 hours
Measured in mL/kg of predicted body weight
Enrollment to 48 hours
Median RASS Score (Exploratory Safety Outcome)
Time Frame: Enrollment to 48 hours
RASS is a 10-point scale of agitation or sedation ranging from -5 (most sedated, comatose) to +4 (most agitated, combative). The sedation requirement for each ventilator mode will be assessed via RASS score.
Enrollment to 48 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 28, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 26-001781

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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