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. 2013 Aug 20;11:166. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-166

Table 2.

Ongoing/planned clinical trials in ARDS

Study reference number Study title and abbreviation Design Population A) Timing B) P/F ratio Anticipated enrollment Intervention Primary outcome Status
NCT01731795
Efficacy Study of Dexamethasone to Treat the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (DEXA-ARDS)
Phase 2/3 RCT
A) 24 hours from ARDS onset B) <200
314
Dexamethasone (20 mg/day for five days, then 10 mg/day for five days)
Ventilator-free days
Not yet recruiting
NCT01284452
Efficacy of hydrocortisone in treatment of severe sepsis/septic shock patients with ALI/ARDS
Phase 2/3 RCT
A) 12 hours from organ dysfunction B) <300
194
Hydrocortisone 50 mg every six hours for seven days
28-day all-cause mortality
Recruiting
ISRCTN88244364
Simvastatin in acute lung injury (HARP-2) [20]
Phase 2/3 RCT
A) 48 hours from ALI onset B) <300
540
Simvastatin 80 mg daily
Ventilator-free days
Recruiting
NCT00979121
Statins for Acutely Injured Lungs from Sepsis (SAILS)
Phase 3 RCT
A) 48 hours from ALI onset B) <300
1000
Rosuvastatin 20 mg daily
Hospital mortality Day 60
Recruiting
ACTRN12612000418875
Nebulized heparin for lung injury
Phase 2 RCT
A) Within 24 hours of mechanical ventilation in at-risk patients B) <300
256
Nebulised Heparin 25,000 international units, every six hours for up to 10 days
Physical function assessed using physical function component of SF-36 health survey
Not yet recruiting
NCT01659307
The effect of Aspirin on REducing iNflammation in human in vivo model of Acute lung injury (ARENA)
Phase 2 RCT
Healthy, non-smoking adults, using an LPS model of ALI
33
Aspirin 75 mg or Aspirin 1,200 mg
Bronchalveolar lavage intraleukin-8 concentration
Not yet recruiting
NCT01504867
LIPS-A: Lung Injury Prevention Study with Aspirin
Phase 2 RCT
Adults admitted to hospital via the emergency department at high-risk of developing ALI
400
Aspirin 325 mg Day 1, then 81 mg daily days 2to 7
Development of ARDS
Recruiting
ISRCTN95690673
Keratinocyte growth factor in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (KARE) [28]
Phase 2 RCT
A) 48 hours from ALI onset B) <300
60
Palifermin 60 μg/kg IV daily for up to six days
Oxygenation index at Day 7
Recruiting
ISRCTN27673620
VItamiN D Replacement to Prevent Acute Lung Injury following OesophagectOmy (VINDALOO) [34]
Phase 1/2 RCT
Adults undergoing planned transthoracic esophagectomy
80
Oral Vitamin D (100,000 IU)
EVLW at end of procedure
Recruiting
NCT00789685 Safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of FP-1201 in ALI and ARDS Phase 1/2 Non-randomized A) 48 hours from ALI onset B) <300 37 Interferon-β, increasing dose over six days Clinically significant treatment emergent events, and all-cause mortality Completed