The influence of prolonged prone position ventilation in patients of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to severe community-acquired pneumonia

Completed

• Conditions: Severe community-acquired pneumonia with ARDS; Respiratory; Pneumonia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN46247055
• Lead Sponsor: Taichung Veterans General Hospital (Taiwan)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Severe community-acquired pneumonia with ARDS

Exclusion Criteria

Home oxygen use needed, pulmonary tuberculosis, malignancy under chemotherapy, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), organ transplant or autoimmune disease under immunosuppressant therapy, bone fracture and spine instability.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Improvement of oxygenation<br>2. Complications associated with prolonged position ventilation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Plasma cytokine levels<br>2. Mortality