Kacmarek 2013.

Trial name or title	A comparative, multicenter, randomized, controlled study of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) vs. conventional lung protective ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure
Methods	Multicenter, randomized, controlled trial
Participants	Adults with hypoxaemic or hypercapnic acute respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation anticipated for longer than 72 hrs
Interventions	Intervention: NAVA Control: Conventional lung protective ventilation
Outcomes	Number of invasive ventilator free days Total length of mechanical ventilation (invasive plus non‐invasive) Length of ICU stay Length of hospital stay 90 day mortality Ventilator associated pneumonia Incidence of barotrauma Development of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Starting date	January 2013
Contact information	Robert Kacmarek rkacmarek@partners.org; dsulemanji@partners.org
Notes	NCT01730794