CAreful Ventilation In ARDS The CAVIARDS Trial

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions:
    Covid-19
  • Age: Between 18 Year(s) - 100 Year(s)
  • Gender: Male or Female
  • Other Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Moderate or severe ARDS within 48 h of meeting Berlin ARDS criteria
      • Within 1 week of a known clinical insult or new or worsening respiratory symptoms
      • Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules
      • Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload. Need objective assessment (eg, echocardiography) to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor present
      • PaO2/FIO2 = 200 mm Hg with PEEP = 5 cmH2O

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

    1. Received continuous mechanical ventilation >7 days
    2. Known or clinically suspected elevated intracranial pressure (>18 mmHg) necessitating strict control of PaCO2
    3. Known pregnancy
    4. Broncho-pleural fistula
    5. Severe liver disease (Child-Pugh Score =10)
    6. BMI>40 kg/m2
    7. Anticipating withdrawal of life support and/or shift to palliation as the goal of care
    8. Already receiving ECMO at time of randomization



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