Clinical Trial: The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients: a Pediatric Study

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: The Specific Elastance in ARDS Patients. Connections Between Volutrauma and Barotrauma - A Pediatric Study

Brief Summary: Aim of this study is to assess lung specific elastance in a population of pediatric patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) treated with mechanical ventilation, and in a pediatric population of ICU patients with healthy lung which are treated with mechanical ventilation for other clinical purposes.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Specific elastance of the lung [ Time Frame: 10 minutes from the start of the study ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Policlinico Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: January 13, 2014
Date Started: June 2009
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 18, 2015
Last Verified: March 2015