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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00465374
Date of registration: 24/04/2007
Primary sponsor: University of Turin, Italy
Public title: A Validation/Interventional Study on Stress Index in Predicting Mechanical Stress in ARDS Patients
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: October 2002
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00465374
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:   V. M. Ranieri, MD
Address: 
Telephone: +390116334001
Email: marco.ranieri@unito.it
Affiliation: 
Name:   V. M. Ranieri, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 00390116334001
Email: marco.ranieri@unito.it
Affiliation: 
Name:   P. Terragni, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Turin
Name:   V. M. Ranieri, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University of Turin
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age = 18 years

- Diagnosis of ARDS based on American-European Consensus Conference criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

- >3 days since ARDS criteria were met and mechanical ventilation was started

- History of ventricular fibrillation or tachyarrhythmia, unstable angina or
myocardial infarction within preceding month

- Pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

- Major chest wall abnormalities

- Chest tube with persistent air leak

- Abdominal distension

- Body mass index >30

- Pregnancy

- Known intracranial abnormality

- Enrollment in another interventional study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Change ventilatory parameters with stress index monitoring
Primary Outcome(s)
reduction of pulmonary inflammatory mediators
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
PRN60ANRA04
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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