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Study identifier: NCT06814340 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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"Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Venovenous extracorporeaL Membrane Oxygenation for Acute respIratory Distress syndrOme"

Condition: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome · Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication  ·  Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

PhasePhase 3
Planned participants280
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The CALMDOWN trial is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, comparative, controlled trial randomizing patients who received near apneic ventilation vs usual care on ECMO (ultra-protective lung ventilation). The study goal is to investigate the benefit of early apneic ventilation in the most severe forms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) rescued by ECMO. Indeed, our hypothesis is that that early (near) apneic ventilation on venovenous ECMO for severe ARDS can enhance ventilator injury prevention and therefore reduce ECMO duration and mortality at Day 60.

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Talk to the study team

Matthieu SCHMIDT, MD  ·  01 42 16 29 37  ·  matthieu.schmidt@aphp.fr

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Locations (11)

Avicenne HospitalBobigny, FranceRecruiting
Haut Levèque Hospital - CHU BordeauxBordeaux, FranceRecruiting
Henri Mondor HospitalCréteil, FranceRecruiting
Croix-Rousse Hospital - HCLLyon, FranceRecruiting
North Hospital - APHMMarseille, FranceRecruiting
Mercy Hospital - CHR MetzMetz, FranceRecruiting
Brabois Hospital - CHRU NancyNancy, FranceRecruiting
CHU OrléansOrléans, FranceRecruiting
Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalParis, FranceRecruiting
Pontchaillou Hospital - CHU RennesRennes, FranceRecruiting
CHU ToursTours, FranceRecruiting

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