Plain-English translation of NCT06586736 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This research study is watching how prone positioning—lying face-down—affects your breathing and oxygen levels if you have severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (a serious lung condition) and are on a breathing machine. The researchers want to understand which breathing measurements taken at your bedside can best predict whether lying face-down will help you recover better. By studying 100 patients, they hope to find simple, practical ways for doctors to know in advance who will benefit most from this positioning technique.
Lying face-down has been shown to help many patients with severe lung failure, but doctors don't have a reliable way to predict ahead of time which patients will actually benefit—and the positioning carries some risks. This study exists to find simple, bedside breathing measurements that can help doctors decide safely whether this treatment is right for each individual patient.
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As a participant, you would receive prone positioning (lying face-down) as part of your standard care for severe lung failure. While you're on the breathing machine, doctors and nurses would measure specific breathing parameters—like oxygen levels, carbon dioxide levels, and ventilation patterns—at your bedside before, during, and after prone positioning sessions. The study lasts as long as you need the breathing machine, and no additional procedures or medications beyond your standard care would be required.
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China
Sponsor
West China Hospital
Enrollment target
~100 participants
Started
September 2023
Primary completion
June 2025
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
18 Years – 90 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in March 2025.
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