NCT05056090

Brief Summary

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) accounts for almost 10% of intensive care units (ICU) admissions. Three ARDS stages have been defined, based on the PaO2/FIO2 ratio measured with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥5 cmH2O: mild (201-300 mmHg), moderate (200-101 mmHg), and severe (≤100mmHg). They represent 30.0%, 46.6%, and 23.4% of ARDS, respectively. Mechanical invasive ventilation (MV), the cornerstone of ARDS patient care, has a primary goal to protect the lung from ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Delivering MV in a prone position (PP) has been shown to improve oxygenation, protect the lung through a better homogenization of lung stress/strain, and stabilize hemodynamics. A meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials showed beneficial effect of PP vs. supine position (SP) in the most hypoxemic patients. A fifth randomized controlled trial further showed a significant reduction in mortality with PP in ARDS patients with PaO2/FIO2 \<150 mmHg, when neuromuscular blockade and long prone positioning sessions were used. Therefore, PP has since been strongly recommended for ARDS patients with PaO2/FIO2 \<150 mmHg. Yet, there is limited evidence in patients with mild to moderate ARDS. There are, however, strong arguments supporting the need for a new trial in ARDS patients with PaO2/FIO2 in the range 150-300 mmHg:

  1. 1.There is no trial that has specifically tested PP in this ARDS subset;
  2. 2.PP is safe and has become a standard of care in ICU;
  3. 3.Should VILI prevention be a mechanism through which PP improves survival, this should be involved in all ARDS patients;
  4. 4.The mortality at hospital discharge in this subset of ARDS remains significant, amounting to 34.9% (95% confidence intervals 31.4-38.5%) in mild and 40.3% (37.4-43.3) in moderate stages;
  5. 5.Among 580 patients with mild ARDS at admission to the ICU, in-hospital mortality was 10%, 30%, and 37% for those who improved, persisted, and worsened ARDS, respectively.
  6. 6.Finally, PP has been shown to be cost-effective under commonly accepted thresholds.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
656

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2021

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2021

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 14, 2021

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 24, 2021

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 28, 2023

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

November 7, 2022

Status Verified

November 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2.1 years

First QC Date

September 14, 2021

Last Update Submit

November 2, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

ARDSAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeIntensive Care UnitICUProne position

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • All-cause mortality

    All-cause mortality 28 days after inclusion

    28 days after inclusion

Study Arms (2)

Patients will receive MV in PP

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients assigned to the intervention group will be turned in PP within the two hours after randomization for at least 16 consecutive hours. Then, patients will be turned in SP. Then, PP sessions are repeated as long as stopping criteria for PP are not met

Procedure: Patients will receive MV in PP

Patients will receive MV in SP

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Putting the patient in a prone position

Patients will receive MV in PP

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age of 18 years or more admitted to ICU.
  • ARDS patients meeting the Berlin criteria under invasive mechanical ventilation within the first 24h.
  • Mechanically ventilated patients with standard settings: PEEP of 5 cmH2O or more and VT 6 ml/kg PBW and Pplat equal to or below 28-30 cmH2O after intubation.
  • PaO2/FIO2 between 150 and 300 mmHg under previous settings within 12 hours after mechanical ventilation standardization.
  • Written informed consent obtained from the patient, next of kin/proxy or emergency consent. The patient will be asked to give his consent for the continuation of the trial when his condition will allow.

You may not qualify if:

  • Contra-indication to PP: spine instability; intracranial pressure greater than 20 mmHg; severe facial trauma; hemodynamic instability
  • Individuals referred to in Articles L. 1121-5 à L. 1121-7 (pregnant women, persons deprived of freedom, minors), adult individuals under protection of law (L. 1121-8 and L. 1122-1-2) (emergency situations) of public health regulation in France
  • Patients not affiliated to social security insurance regimen

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Grenoble University Hospital

Grenoble, 38000, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiration Disorders

Study Officials

  • Nicolas TERZI

    University Hospital, Grenoble

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: prospective, randomized, multicenter, open label trial
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2021

First Posted

September 24, 2021

Study Start

September 1, 2021

Primary Completion

September 28, 2023

Study Completion

March 1, 2024

Last Updated

November 7, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

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