Prone Position for Children on ECMO with Severe ARDS
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests if lying face-down (prone position) helps children with severe ARDS who are already on ECMO, a machine that supports the heart and lungs. It aims to see if this position improves recovery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child has severe ARDS and is on ECMO (a heart-lung machine) for less than 48 hours.
- You (the legal guardian) must sign a consent form agreeing to the trial.
- Child must be between 1 month and 18 years old.
- Child cannot have had prolonged CPR (more than 10 minutes) without recovery, or be on ECMO during CPR.
- No irreversible brain injury, lung transplant wait, abdominal trauma, recent surgery for ARDS, liver failure, or burns over 20% of the body.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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