Compare Between APRV and Bipap Ventilation in ARDS Patients

NCT ID: NCT06755320

Last Updated: 2025-01-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-31

Study Completion Date

2025-08-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate whether early use of airway pressure release ventilation would improve oxgyenation , improve lung compliance and shorten the time of mechanical ventilation compared to BIPAP ventilation in ARDS patients

Detailed Description

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an extremely dangerous lung condition that leads to low blood oxygen levels, and is commonly caused by sepsis, pneumonia, aspiration, and trauma. Despite great improvements in mechanical ventilation in recent years, the mortality rate of ARDS is still high. Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV), optimum positive end-expiratory pressure, permissive hypercapnia, lung recruitment, and the prone position are common treatments for ARDS .

Lung recruitment maneuvers (LRMs) are a common element of the "open lung" approach to lung-protective ventilation. Given that atelectasis increases alveolar stress and strain during tidal ventilation, LRMs may mitigate ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and reduce the considerable risk of death for patients with ARDS. However, the transient application of high airway pressures may impair cardiovascular function and traumatize the pulmonary epithelium (barotrauma). Consequently, the use of LRMs is controversial .

APRV and BIPAP are modes of mechanical ventilation that allow unrestricted spontaneous breathing independent of ventilator cycling, using an active expiratory valve. Both modes are pressure-limited. Ventilation occurs via the time-cycled switching between two set pressure levels .

Bilevel positive airway pressure is a partial support mode that employs pressure-controlled, time-cycled ventilation set at two levels of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with unrestricted spontaneous breathing. Which can occur at any phase of the mechanical ventilatory cycle. Bilevel positive airway pressure is able to modulate the inspiratory effort by modifying the frequency of controlled breaths .

In traditional biphasic ventilation, the inspiratory to expiratory ratio is not inverse. This ratio often distinguishes biphasic ventilation from APRV. Ventilator parameters set in this mode include the inspiratory pressure limit (Phigh), inspiratory time (Thigh), PEEP level (Plow), rate, and fraction of inspired oxgyen (FiO2). On some ventilators, pressure support may be added to augment the patient's spontaneous breaths .

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is defined as a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with a brief intermittent release phase based on the open lung concept; it also perfectly fits the ARDS treatment principle. Despite this, APRV has not been widely used in the past, rather only as a rescue measure for ARDS patients who are difficult to oxygenate .

APRV is a form of pressure controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation that is designed to allow unrestricted spontaneous breathing through the breath cycle, especially during Timehigh (Thigh).it is also applied using I:E ratios much greater than 1:1 or inverse ratio ventilation, usually relying on short expiratory times and gas trapping to maintain end-expiratory lung volume. APRV improve oxygenation and decrease the amount of alveolar derecruitment during the Timelow (Tlow) .

All preexisting data did not address the question for which APRV was being promoted, is that APRV should be used as initial mode of mechanical ventilation for patients with ARDS. Multiple reports and studies in animals and humans have not helped answer this question. Not only is there paucity in the number of high quality trials in humans, but there is a lack of consistency on how APRV is applied .

Over recent years, with an increased understanding of the pathophysiology of ARDS, APRV has been re-proposed to improve patient prognosis. Nevertheless, this mode is still not routinely used in ARDS patients .

Compared to the classical ventilation, APRV has been shown to provide lower peak pressure, better oxygenation, less circulatory loss, and better gas exchange without deteriorating the hemodynamic condition of the ARDS patient .

Conditions

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ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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APRV

The settings for APRV were:

* High airway pressure (Phigh) set at the last plateau airway pressure (Pplat), not to exceed 30 cmH2O and low airway pressure (Plow) set at (5 cmH2O).
* The release phase (Tlow) setting adjusted to terminate the peak expiratory flow rate to ≥ 50%.
* Release frequency of 10-14 cycles/min.

Group Type OTHER

mechanical ventilation (MV)

Intervention Type OTHER

Mechanical ventilation APRV mode ( Airway Pressure Release Ventilation )

BiPAP

The settings for BiPAP were:

* Ti (inspiratory time) is set according to inspiratory time constant.
* Optimum PEEP is set according to FiO2 to achieve the goal of SpO2≥90%.
* FiO2 is set to achieve the goal of SpO2≥ 90%.

Group Type OTHER

mechanical ventilation (MV)

Intervention Type OTHER

Mechanical Ventilation in BiPAP mode (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation )

Interventions

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mechanical ventilation (MV)

Mechanical ventilation APRV mode ( Airway Pressure Release Ventilation )

Intervention Type OTHER

mechanical ventilation (MV)

Mechanical Ventilation in BiPAP mode (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation )

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who meet all ARDS criteria (according to Berlin definition).
* Patients who had received endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation for \<48h prior to inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age below 18 years and above 65 years.
* Presence of significant chronic pulmonary disorder (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, suppurative lung disease or diffuse alveolar hemorrhage) or documented barotrauma.
* Presence of cardiac disorder (rheumatic or ischemic heart disease).
* Presence of intracranial hypertension (suspected or confirmed).
* History of malignancies or patients on immunosuppressive drugs.
* Pregnancy or presence of neuromuscular disorder known to prolong intubation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rana Ayman

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rana A Mohamed, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ain Shams University

Central Contacts

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Rana A Mohamed, MSc

Role: CONTACT

+20 1020511666

Ahmed F Abdelraouf, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+20 1024174200

References

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Goligher EC, Hodgson CL, Adhikari NKJ, Meade MO, Wunsch H, Uleryk E, Gajic O, Amato MPB, Ferguson ND, Rubenfeld GD, Fan E. Lung Recruitment Maneuvers for Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Oct;14(Supplement_4):S304-S311. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201704-340OT.

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Zhong X, Wu Q, Yang H, Dong W, Wang B, Zhang Z, Liang G. Airway pressure release ventilation versus low tidal volume ventilation for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Dec;8(24):1641. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-6917.

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Rose L, Hawkins M. Airway pressure release ventilation and biphasic positive airway pressure: a systematic review of definitional criteria. Intensive Care Med. 2008 Oct;34(10):1766-73. doi: 10.1007/s00134-008-1216-3. Epub 2008 Jul 17.

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Other Identifiers

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APRV versus Bipap

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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