Active clinical trials for "Acute Lung Injury"

Prospective, physiological study to systematically assess the effects of high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with and without inspiratory synchronization in patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) exhibiting intense inspiratory effort while on assisted ventilation.

This clinical trial will enroll participants that have pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus. During the study patients will receive 7 to up to 14 days of defibrotide. After completing the treatment, participants will have 30 day follow-up check-up to assess for adverse events and clinical status. This final assessment can be done virtually, by telephone or electronically (email) if the patient cannot be contacted by phone. No in-person visit is required. The hypothesis of this trial is that defibrotide therapy given to patients with severe SARS-CoV2 ARDS will be safe and associated with improved overall survival, within 28 days of therapy initiation.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of vadadustat for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

To demonstrate the efficacy of VERU-111 in the treatment of SARS-Cov-2 Infection by assessing its effect on the proportion of subjects that are alive without respiratory failure at Day 22. Respiratory failure is defined as non-invasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen, intubation and mechanical ventilation, or ventilation with additional organ support (e.g., pressors, RRT, ECMO).

TRALI was defined as "acute noncardiogenic pulmonary edema typically occurs ≤ 6 hours following transfusion of plasma-containing blood products, such as packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, or cryoprecipitate." In critically ill patients, TRALI remains the leading cause of transfusion-related fatalities and is accompanied by a very significant morbidity and mortality. Survival in such patients is as low as 53% compared with 83% in acute lung injury (ALI) controls. The incidence of TRALi is likely underreported. In densely populated developing countries, incidence has not decreased due to lack of male-only strategy for plasma donation. TRALI is associated with systemic inflammation characterized by low anti-inflammatory cytokine as interleukin (IL)-10, increased pro-inflammatory cytokine as IL-8. Regulation of inflammation should include avoidance of overproduction of inflammatory mediators. So, it can be dampened not only by increasing IL-10 but also by decreasing IL-1β release. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein which is up-regulated during infections and inflammation. CRP was recently identified as a novel first hit in TRALI. Till now, there is no established treatment for TRALI beyond supportive care and monitoring. Recently, potential therapies have been reviewed, and it was concluded that the most promising therapeutic strategies are IL-10 therapy, downregulation of CRP levels, targeting reactive oxygen species (ROS) or blocking IL-8 receptors. So, antioxidants (such as high dose vitamins), were recommended for future studies as potentially effective treatment. Vitamin C hypovitaminosis is observed in 70% of critically ill despite receiving recommended daily doses. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of intravenous vitamin C (ascorbic acid) as a targeted therapy for transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) in critically ill patients in terms of IL-8, IL-10, CRP, SOD, malondialdehyde (MDA), vasopressor use, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, 7-days mortality and 28-days mortality.

This study will examine the hypothesis that iloprost maintains and improves ventilation perfusion matching in patients with pulmonary hypertension and ARDS/ALI as reflected by 1) an improved PaO2/FIO2 ratio as calculated from the measured arterial blood gases obtained before and after iloprost administration, 2) an improvement in lung compliance, and 3) an improvement in the ventilatory equivalents for oxygen and CO2 measured by expired gas analysis.

Randomized controlled pilot trial in 70 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) ventilated with low tidal volumes and limitation on airway pressure at 35 centimeters of water (cmH2O), to compare two different methods of selecting the level of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) to be applied: according to fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) needed or individualized according to the best compliance. Primary objective was evolution of arterial oxygenation during the 28 days. Secondary objectives were to measure its effects on hemodynamic parameters, 28-day mortality, number of ventilator-free days at day 28, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and hospital stay, number of multiple-organ dysfunction-free days and a multivariate analysis of 28 day-mortality.

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of FP-1201 (Interferon Beta) in patients with Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

The purpose of this study is to determine whether fish oil (containing omega-3 fatty acids) given enterally is safe and effective in reducing lung and systemic inflammation seen in acute lung injury.

The study is aimed to assess safety of Depelestat treatment, as well as efficacy on prevention and treatment of alveolar inflammation in early pulmonary fibrosis in patients suffering from persistent Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.