Open Lung Strategy, Gas Distribution and Right Heart Function in ARDS Patients
NCT ID: NCT03202641
Last Updated: 2025-12-19
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
NA
2 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-06-19
2020-05-12
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In the current study proposal, the investigators hypothesized that, when ARDS lungs are recruitable, a lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) and PEEP titration ("PEEPLRM") improve ventilation/perfusion matching and decreased right heart workload when compared to the actual standard of care PEEP selection based on low PEEP/high FiO2 table ("PEEPARDSnet").
The investigators will test this hypothesis in an interventional crossover study.
50 patients with ARDS will be enrolled in a physiological and lung and heart imaging study.
The protocol is divided in the following phases:
A) "PEEPARDSnet": setting PEEP according to the ARDSnet table (low PEEP/ high FiO2)
B) Recruitability assessment sequence:
P-V curve tool (Hamilton ventilator): evaluate patient recruitability, among three criteria, two must be positive to consider a subject recruitable: (1) Presence of a lower inflection point (2) Linear compliance measured more than 2 times higher than the dynamic compliance (3) Increase in volume of more than 300mL during the descendant limb of the PV curve at a same given pressure (20 cmH2O)(Hysteresis property).
C)"PEEPLRM": LRM plus PEEP decremental trial guided by best compliance. Lung and heart response to "PEEPLRM": we will compare the driving pressure (DP) value (DP = Plateau pressure - PEEP) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with the values at PEEPARDSnet. In the advent of an increased DP and/or new onset of abnormal values at the TTE, we will resume the PEEPARDSnet settings during the 48h follow-up phase.
Before and after the lung recruitment maneuver and decremental PEEP trial, we will collect:
1. Respiratory system mechanics
2. Lung volumes
3. Gas exchange
4. Hemodynamic parameters
5. Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) ventilation and perfusion data
6. Transthoracic echocardiographic indices of RH function
Follow-up phase:
In 24 and 48 hours, if the subject did not present a negative response to "PEEPLRM" as described above , we will repeat the recruitment maneuver and the decremental PEEP trial and and we will collect:
1. Respiratory system mechanics (i.e. driving pressure)
2. Lung volumes
3. Gas exchange
4. Hemodynamic parameters
5. EIT ventilation and perfusion data
6. Transthoracic echocardiographic indices of RH function
before and after the aforementioned intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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PEEP_titration
There is no randomization in this interventional, crossover, physiological study. All participants will receive the same procedures in the same order. The investigators will compare two PEEPs ("PEEPARDSnet" vs. "PEEPLRM").
Interventions:
1. PEEP ARDSnet: we will select the PEEP based on low PEEP/high FiO2 table (ARDSnet).
2. PEEP LRM: we will perform a lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) and select PEEP based on transpulmonary pressure.
PEEP ARDSnet
PEEP settings based on the low PEEP/high FiO2 table
PEEP LRM
A lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) followed by PEEP guided by transpulmonary pressure.
Interventions
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PEEP ARDSnet
PEEP settings based on the low PEEP/high FiO2 table
PEEP LRM
A lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) followed by PEEP guided by transpulmonary pressure.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Severe to moderate ARDS (PaO2 / FiO2 \< 200 mmHg) with PEEP\>5 cmH2O
* Presence of an arterial line
* Between 18 and 85 years old
Exclusion Criteria
* Increment in vasopressors over the past two hour just before enrollment of: more than 15 mcg/min for norepinephrine and dopamine, more than 10 mcg/min in epinephrine; and more than 50 mcg/ min for phenylephrine.
* Advanced lung disease confirmed by computed tomography findings
* Presence or history of pneumothorax
* Severe coagulopathy (INR ≥ 4)
* Severe thrombocytopenia (Platelets count ≤ 5,000/mm3)
* Usage of any devices with electric current generation such as pacemaker or internal cardiac defibrillator
* Recent esophageal trauma or surgery
* Known presence of esophageal varices
* Pregnancy
18 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lorenzo Berra, MD
MD
Principal Investigators
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Robert Kacmarek, RRT, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lorenzo Berra, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Roberta De Santis Santiago, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Locations
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Massachussets General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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OLA-HEART
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Identifier Source: org_study_id