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Effect of prolonged prone position ventilation on 28-day mechanical ventilation-free days in patients with oxygenation-responsive moderate/severe ARDS: an exploratory randomized controlled study

Effect of prolonged prone position ventilation on 28-day mechanical ventilation-free days in patients with oxygenation-responsive moderate/severe ARDS: an exploratory randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600120920
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-23
Start date
2026-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Severe hypoxemia, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilatio

Interventions

Extended Prone Position Ventilation Group:Extended prone position ventilation strategy
Conventional Prone Position Ventilation Group:Conventional prone position ventilation strategy

Sponsors

Southern Medical University Southern Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >= 18 years; 2.Diagnosis of moderate-to-severe ARDS (Berlin criteria: PaO2/FiO2 =0.6 and PEEP >= 5 cmH2O); 3.Requiring invasive mechanical ventilation with expected duration >= 48 hours; 4.Identified as "oxygenation responder" after the first 16-hour prone session; 5.Written informed consent obtained from the participant or legal guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pregnancy or lactation; 2.Contraindications to prone positioning (spinal instability, severely increased intracranial pressure, severely increased intra-abdominal pressure, hemodynamic instability); 3.Cumulative prone positioning ventilation >= 48 hours prior to this ICU admission; 4.Expected survival < 48 hours; 5.Currently receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
28-day ventilator-free days (VFD-28);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to successful liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Zhongqing

Southern Medical University Southern Hospital

13503049103@163.com+86 20 61641884

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026