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ARDSnet Protocol vs. Open Lung Approach in ARDS

NCT00431158 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2014-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS need breathing support that is provided by a machine called a ventilator or respirator. The purpose of this study is to find out if a new method of setting the ventilator for patients with severe ARDS is better than the standard, commonly used way of setting the ventilator.

Conditions

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult

Interventions

OTHER

Different Mechanical Ventilation Protocols

OLA Group: Open lung approach protocol and recruitment maneuvers ARDSnet Group: ARDSnet protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert M Kacmarek, Ph.D., R.R.T · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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