The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients: a Pediatric Study

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pediatric ARDS

Treatments: Other: Lung specific elastance

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02036801

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Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

ARDS

Description:

Patients with ARDS (according to the Berlin Definition criteria) in mechanical ventilation

Treatment:

Other: Lung specific elastance

Healthy control

Description:

Patients with healthy lung supported with mechanical ventilation for clinical purposes

Treatment:

Other: Lung specific elastance