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Driving Pressure-guided Tidal Volume Ventilation in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS
Interventions
Other: Tidal volume customization in the acute respiratory distress syndrome
Registration Number
NCT06322758
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high mortality, some of which can be attributed to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) when artificial ventilation is not customized to the severity of lung injury. As ARDS is characterized by a decrease in aerated lung volume, reducing tidal volume (VT) from 12 to 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight (PBW) was shown to improve survival more than 20 years ago. Since then, the VT has been normalized to the PBW, meaning to the theoretical lung size (before the disease), rather than tailored to the severity of lung injury, i.e., to the size of aerated lung volume. During ARDS, the aerated lung volume is correlated to the respiratory system compliance (Crs). The driving pressure (ΔP), defined as the difference between the plateau pressure and the positive end expiratory pressure, represents the ratio between the VT and the Crs. Therefore, the ΔP normalizes the VT to a surrogate of the aerated lung available for ventilation of the diseased lung, rather than to the theoretical lung size of the healthy lung, and thus represents more accurately the actual strain applied to the lungs. In a post hoc analysis of 9 randomized controlled trials, Amato et al. found that higher ΔP was a better predictor of mortality than higher VT, with an increased risk of death when the ΔP \> 14 cm H2O. These findings have been confirmed in subsequent meta-analysis and large-scale observational data. In a prospective study including 50 patients, the investigators showed that a ΔPguided ventilation strategy targeting a ΔP between 12 and 14 cm H2O significantly reduced the mechanical power, a surrogate for the risk of VILI, compared to a conventional PBW-guided ventilation. In the present study, the investigators hypothesize that the physiological individualization of ventilation (ΔP-guided VT) may improve the outcome of patients with ARDS compared to traditional anthropometrical adjustment (PBW-guided VT)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
750
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 18 years
  • Invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Criteria for ARDS according to Berlin definition:
  • Bilateral infiltrates not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules;
  • PaO2/FiO2 of 300 or less measured with a PEEP of at least 5 cm H2O
  • Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload These criteria must be observed for less than 72h
  • Affiliation to the social security system
  • Written consent obtained from the patients (from a support person, family member or a close relative if the patient is not able to expressing and sign consent) or inclusion without initial consent in case of emergency, if the patient is not able to express his/her consent and in the absence of support person, family member or a close relative
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Known pregnancy
  • Lung transplantation
  • Evident significant decrease in chest wall compliance (e.g., abdominal compartment syndrome)
  • Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours
  • Presence of an advanced directive to withhold life-sustaining treatment or decision to withhold life-sustaining treatment
  • Chronic respiratory disease requiring home oxygen therapy or ventilation
  • ECMO before inclusion
  • Pneumothorax
  • Enrollment in an interventional ARDS trial with direct impact on VT
  • Subject deprived of freedom, subject under a legal protective measure (guardianship/curatorship)
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PBW-guided VT groupTidal volume customization in the acute respiratory distress syndromeThe VT will be kept at 6 mL/kg of PBW. If the plateau pressure threshold is reached (30 cm H2O), the VT will be decreased down to a minimal value of 4 mL/kg of PBW.
ΔP-guided VT groupTidal volume customization in the acute respiratory distress syndromeDuring volume assist control ventilation, the VT will be adjusted in supine position to target a 12 ≤ ΔP ≤ 14 cm H2O. The allowed minimal and maximal values of VT are consistent with usual practices reported in large observational studies 4 and 10 mL/kg of PBW, respectively, while keeping a plateau pressure below 30 cm H2O. The respiratory rate will then be adjusted to meet the pH target
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mortality28 days

The primary endpoint is a ranked composite score that prioritizes 28-day mortality, followed by days free from mechanical ventilation through day 28 for the survivors. Thus, the score is calculated in such a manner that death constitutes a worse outcome than fewer days off the ventilator.

Number of days free from mechanical ventilation28 days

The primary endpoint is a ranked composite score that prioritizes 28-day mortality, followed by days free from mechanical ventilation through day 28 for the survivors. Thus, the score is calculated in such a manner that death constitutes a worse outcome than fewer days off the ventilator.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of stayup to Day 28

Length of stay in the ICU and in hospital;

Arterial blood gasesup to Day 7

Arterial blood gases (pH, PaO2, PaCO2, HCO3-), recorded in supine position between 6:00 and 12:00 a.m. once a day up to day 7

MortalityDay-28, Day 90

ICU mortality and hospital mortality

Ventilator parametersup to Day 7
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (SOFA)Day 1, Day 3 and Day 7

SOFA score

Number of days alive without catecholamineUp to Day 28

Number of days alive without catecholamine between randomization and day 28, assessed as a hierarchical endpoint prioritized on 28-day mortality;

Number of days alive without ventilationUp to Day 28

Number of days alive without ventilation between randomization and day 28;

Number of days alive without continuous sedationUp to Day 28

Number of days alive without continuous sedation between randomization and day 28, assessed as a hierarchical endpoint prioritized on 28-day mortality

Number of days alive without neuromuscular blockersUP to Day 28

Number of days alive without neuromuscular blockers between randomization and day 28, assessed as a hierarchical endpoint prioritized on 28-day mortality;

Number of prone position sessionsUp to Day 28

Number of prone position sessions

Use of rescue procedures: inhaled nitric oxide, almitrine, ECMO, ECCO2RUp to Day 28

Use of rescue procedures: inhaled nitric oxide, almitrine, ECMO, ECCO2R

Occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumothoraxUp to Day 28

Occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumothorax between randomization and day 28;

Time to pressure support ventilation;Up to Day 28

Time between randomization and transition to pressure support ventilation;

Total duration of mechanical ventilationup to Day 7

Total duration of mechanical ventilation, from intubation to successful extubation, defined as an extubation not followed by reintubation or death within the next 7 days;

Duration of weaning unreadinessUp to Day 28

Duration of weaning unreadiness measured as the time between randomization and initiation of weaning from mechanical ventilation, defined as the day of the first spontaneous breathing trial;

Duration of weaningUp to day 28

Duration of weaning, defined as the time between the first spontaneous breathing trial and successful extubation

The rate of tracheostomyUp to Day 28

The rate of tracheostomy

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