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Development of a warning system for circulatory instability in critically ill patients

Pulmonary artery pulse contour analysis in critically ill patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10657654
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2021-02-02
Start date
2018-06-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-16

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

Conditions

Shock Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

Patients are eligible for the observational trial when they are monitored in the ICU by a pulmonary artery catheter. Hemodynamic data will be collected in real time for a period of 24 hours in additio

Sponsors

Edwards Lifesciences (Switzerland)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (age >= 18 years) treated on the participating intensive care unit for shock of any etiology monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter are eligible for inclusion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients/next of kin refusing to provide general consent 2. Mother tongue different from available general consent forms 3. Known pregnancy or breastfeeding 4. Patients institutionalized in correctional facilities 5. Patients institutionalized in psychiatric institutions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiac stroke volume measured using the pressure trace of the pulmonary artery collected using 24 hour ECG

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026