Active clinical trials for "Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

We aimed to assess the accuracy of visual and quantitative analysis performed on low radiation dose lung CT scan (30-60 mAs)compared with that performed on standard radiation dose lung CT scan (110 mAs), in ARDS patients. If the results in computing lung recruitment will be similar, we will be able to use Low Dose CT scan for monitoring of the evolution of the disease in ARDS patients.

Experimental and observational studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with an increased risk for non-bone diseases and/or abnormal development for the other systems of fetus. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) concentrations and the subsequent risk of morbidities including RDS, PDA, NEC, BPD AND ROP in preterm infants.

The hypothesis of the study is that administration of antenatal steroid to women at high risk of preterm birth after 34 weeks of gestation would reduce the risk of respiratory complications, specifically Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) or Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) in late preterm babies.

The purpose of this study is to assess long term (1 year) respiratory sequelae in children surviving an acute respiratory distress syndrome

Patients affected by acute lung injury-acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI-ARDS) undergo a positron emission tomography (PET) scan in order to analyse lung function.

Transforming Growth Factor-b1 (TGF-b1) is involved in the development of acute lung injury and in the fibroproliferation during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Procollagen III Peptide (PIIINP) is a validated marker of fibroproliferation. PIIINP is associated with death in ARDS patients. The simultaneous changes of TGF-b1 and PIIINP were never studied in patients with ARDS. The relationships between TGF-b1 and the outcome of ARDS are unknown. The aim of the study is to analyse the changes of TGF-b1 and PIIINP during ARDS and to show the relationships between TGF-b1 - PIIINP and the outcomes of ARDS.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a means of artificially performing the function of the human lung and/or heart outside the body. Its use is escalating in a wide range of clinical settings in the adult population without evidence or guidelines to support this practice. This study involves a nationwide questionnaire which has two components. The initial pilot survey will attempt to identify all institutions currently practicing ECMO or those intending to do so in the future, and are willing to participate in prospective data collection. The second phase will involve a monthly survey of these centres regarding the extent of ECMO use, practice details implemented, and outcome data. It is hoped that the collection of this information will later assist in the development of guidelines for this expensive and presently unsubstantiated practice, together with the construction of appropriate training programs for staff.

To investigate the epidemiology of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the evolution of the inflammatory process in patients with acute lung injury.

To conduct clinical interventions directed at neonatal lung disease and injury, with a focus on infants having surfactant-deficiency or inactivation as a component of pathophysiology. A major emphasis was on the surfactant-deficient Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) of premature infants, and on acute neonatal respiratory failure in term infants with pulmonary edema and potential surfactant inactivation (ARDS-related).

The Starling system is a completely non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring technique. It is able to measure the thoracic fluid content (TFC). The TFC is supposed to reflect the total content of fluid in the thorax. Thus, TFC may include two of the variables that are commonly used for hemodynamic monitoring: the extravascular lung water (EVLW), and the global end-diastolic volume (GEDV). However, whether the TFC actually reflects GEDV and EVLW has not been clearly established. The objective of the study is to establish the determinants of TFC among hemodynamic variables including EVLW and GEDV.