Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Bed Position
Brief summary
The pilot study will randomize 40 ARDS patients who if proning were required would be randomized to upright bed positioning or to stand of care with bed in the head of bed elevation position
Detailed description
Patients will be randomized to receive either daily upright bed positioning or to receive standard of care with head of bed elevated.
Interventions
OTHERIntervention Upright Bed positioning
Patient in receipt of the upright bed positioning will receive daily upright bed positioning time each day of mechanical ventilation following the time required by institutional protocol for ARDS - associated prone positioning
Sponsors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Exclusion criteria
* Cancer * Active tracheostomy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Tidal Volume | within first 7 days of mechanical ventilation | Mechanical Ventilator Tidal Volume |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTpeter morris, md
Outcome results
None listed