The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients: a Pediatric Study

N/ACompletedNCT02036801

Policlinico Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pediatric ARDS

Interventions

Lung specific elastanceOTHER

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 YearMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ARDS (Berlin Definition Criteria) or mechanical ventilation in healthy lungs Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamic instability * Lung diseases other than ARDS * Parental refuse

Locations (1)

Fondazione IRCC Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Specific elastance of the lung

Time frame: 10 minutes from the start of the study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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