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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute Lung Injury; ARDS
• Interventions: Behavioral: mechanical ventilation

• Registration Number: NCT00143468
• Lead Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators aim to study the specific elastance in ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Detailed Description

In sedated and paralyzed ALI/ARDS patients, we studied the specific elastance and also, we compared the specific elastance to healthy subjects during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-03
• Study First Submitted: 2005-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-08-31
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-02
• Primary Completion: 2007-03
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Stable ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

• Hemodynamic failure, pneumothorax

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	mechanical ventilation	ALI/ARDS patients and healthy subjects

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Specific elastance	5 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ospedale policlinico; 🇮🇹 Milano, Italy