Active clinical trials for "Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

Fetal PATET ratio evaluation to predict neonatal RDS

Purpose: The investigators hypothesis is that, as compared to the only nCPAP-applied group, application of SLI maneuver followed by respiratory support with nCPAP immediately afterwards in preterm infants at high risk for RDS would reduce the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation in early period and ultimately will improve respiratory outcomes.

Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2) pneumonia often develop the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lung protective ventilation strategy consisting of low tidal volume and high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is recommended. However, it is not clear whether injured lungs from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia have the same mechanical properties, especially response to PEEP as common ARDS. Therefore, the investigators propose an observational study to analyze respiratory mechanics and lung recruitablity using EIT (electrical impedance tomography) in patients with ARDS due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

The Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently involving all parts of the world. Several risk factors for critical illness and death from the disease have been proposed. However, it is still unclear if the observed associations between different comorbidities and chronic medications and severe COVID-19 disease and mortality is different from associations between the same factors and other severe diseases requiring intensive care unit (ICU) -care. This is important since some of the observed risk factors are very common in the aged who, by age alone, are more prone to a more severe course of any disease. By combining several registries, this study will compare, on several comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes , the first 2000 cases of COVID-19 patients receiving critical care in Sweden to a Swedish sepsis-cohort and a Swedish adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -cohort.

Sedation of severe COVID-19 disease are often complicated. We try to find a correlate for this observation by encephalographic studies.

Flow controlled ventilation (FCV) is a fairly new mode of mechanical ventilation, consisting of a constant inspiratory and expiratory flow. Inspiration is thus comparable to volume controlled ventilation (VCV). The actively controlled, constant flow during expiration is unique. FCV is known to minimize dissipated energy to the lung [ref] and is therefore supposed to aid in lung protective ventilation. The VICAR study is designed as a prospective single cohort crossover trial. The intervention consists of a sequence of respiratory modes: baseline pressure controlled ventilation (PCV) during 5 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of FCV with an evone respirator (Ventinova Medical B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands) and eventually 30 minutes of VCV. Every participant will receive the intervention. Respiratory rate (RR), positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and inspiratory fraction of oxygen (FiO2) will be held constant. According to the manufacturers guidelines, an I:E ratio of 1:1 will be pursued during FCV. During FCV, the respirator will be set with the same PIP as during baseline PCV. For VCV, the same tidal volume as during baseline PCV will be set.

This protocol provides access to eculizumab treatment for participants with severe COVID-19.

Describe COVID-19 patients who are receiving ECMO-VV respiratory replacement and what happens to them.

Central venous pressure (CVP) is characterized by a low-frequency pleural-dependent as well as a high-frequency cardiac pulsatile component. The aim of the study is to compare the low-frequency component of CVP with the esophageal pressure (Pes), as surrogate of pleural pressure, to estimate trans-pulmonary pressure (PL).

Rationale Many patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) need hospital admission for oxygen supplementation. A substantial number of patients need intensive care unit (ICU) admission for escalation of care. ICU doctors and nurses are struggling to provide the best care for patients with COVID-19. Practice of adjunctive and supportive treatments remains uncertain. Objective To determine and compare practice of adjunctive and supportive treatments for COVID-19 in the Netherlands, and to determine their independent associations with outcome. Hypotheses Practice of adjunctive and supportive treatments for COVID-19 varies substantially. Adjunctive and supportive treatments have an independent association with outcome in ICU patients with COVID-19. Study design National/international, multicenter, retrospective observational study. Study population Intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19. Methods In this study we will collect data on diverse treatments during the first 28 days in ICU, including (a) the types of oxygen support* and awake prone positioning; (b) the types of ventilatory support, (c) rescue therapies for refractory hypoxemia during invasive ventilation (prone positioning, ventilator adjustments, continuous muscle paralysis, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation); (d) adjunctive treatments, including thromboprophylaxis and anticoagulation, antiviral and immunomodulating therapies, and (e) experimental supportive treatments. Outcomes include duration of each adjunctive treatment, duration of ventilation, incidence of tracheostomy, duration of stay in ICU and mortality until day 90. Study endpoints A combination of adjunctive treatments, including types of oxygen support, ventilatory support and rescue therapies for refractory hypoxemia during invasive ventilation (primary), other adjunctive and supportive treatments, tracheostomy rate; duration of ventilation and ventilator-free days and alive at day 28 (VFD-28), duration of ICU and hospital stay, and ICU, hospital and 90-day mortality. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness Retrospective collection of data regarding adjunctive treatments, and clinical endpoints is without risk for ICU patients. *In a subset of patients we will collect granular data (every two hours) regarding oxygenation (FiO2, inspiratory tidal volume, air flow, respiratory rate, SpO2, PaO2, and PEEP) over the first 2 full calendar days of ICU admission. The primary endpoint of this sub-analysis will be the amount of oxygen used with different respiratory support interventions. The statistical analysis plan for the analysis of these data that were collected in two ICUs that participated in the national study, and one additional ICU in Spain is uploaded in the document section (filename Statistical Analysis Plan PROXY-COVID)