The ARISE Study - Use of Vertical Positioning

University of Alabama at Birmingham40 enrolled

Overview

The pilot study will randomize 40 ARDS patients who if proning were required would be randomized to upright bed positioning or to stand of care with bed in the head of bed elevation position

Patients will be randomized to receive either daily upright bed positioning or to receive standard of care with head of bed elevated.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

Intervention Upright Bed positioningOTHER

Patient in receipt of the upright bed positioning will receive daily upright bed positioning time each day of mechanical ventilation following the time required by institutional protocol for ARDS - associated prone positioning

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer * Active tracheostomy

Locations (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Tidal Volume

Mechanical Ventilator Tidal Volume

Time frame: within first 7 days of mechanical ventilation

Central Contacts

peter morris, md

CONTACT

205-934-5548 pmorris@uabmc.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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