The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients: a Pediatric Study

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatric ARDS
• Interventions: Other: Lung specific elastance

• Registration Number: NCT02036801
• Lead Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital

Brief Summary

Aim of this study is to assess lung specific elastance in a population of pediatric patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) treated with mechanical ventilation, and in a pediatric population of ICU patients with healthy lung which are treated with mechanical ventilation for other clinical purposes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• ARDS (Berlin Definition Criteria) or mechanical ventilation in healthy lungs

Exclusion Criteria

• Hemodynamic instability
• Lung diseases other than ARDS
• Parental refuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ARDS	Lung specific elastance	Patients with ARDS (according to the Berlin Definition criteria) in mechanical ventilation
Healthy control	Lung specific elastance	Patients with healthy lung supported with mechanical ventilation for clinical purposes

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Specific elastance of the lung	10 minutes from the start of the study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fondazione IRCC Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy