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NCT Number: NCT02036801

The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients: a Pediatric Study

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pediatric ARDS

Age range

1 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fondazione IRCC Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, 20122, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Lung specific elastance

Other

Measurement of lung specific elastance and lung mechanical characteristics at different PEEP levels and tidal volumes

Primary outcomes

  1. Specific elastance of the lung

    Time frame: 10 minutes from the start of the study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Policlinico Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients. Connections Between Volutrauma and Barotrauma - A Pediatric Study

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2014
First posted
Jan 15, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2015

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