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A comparison of high rate, low tidal volume ventilation and conventional ventilation in the management of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
ISRCTN ISRCTN55387780
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A comparison of high rate, low tidal volume ventilation and conventional ventilation in the management of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0436125551
Study hypothesis Primary aim of the study is to show that there is an increase in ventilator free days in first 28 days using high respiratory rate, low tidal volume ventilation technique compared to standard ventilation techniques.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Acute respiratory distress
Participants - inclusion criteria Patients intubated and receiving mechanical ventilation who have an acute decrease in ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen reaching the criteria for ALI and ARDS set by the American-European consensus conference committee
Participants - exclusion criteria Does not match inclusion criteria
Anticipated start date 01/11/2002
Anticipated end date 01/11/2004
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions Randomised controlled trial. Random allocation to:
1. New Treatment - high respiratory rate, low tidal volume ventilation
2. Standard Treatment - conventional ventilation
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Ventilator free days in first 28 days
2. Reduced production of IL-6, IL-8 IL-10 Neutrophil count and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in response to ventilation
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
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Contact name Dr  H  Buglass
  Address Anaesthetics Department
Chancellor Wing
St James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
  City/town Leeds
  Zip/Postcode LS9 7TF
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)113 243 3144
  Fax +44 (0)113 242 6496
  Email r&d@leedsth.nhs.uk
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health,
Richmond House,
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2004
Last edited 06/10/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2004
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