Incidence of Acute Lung Injury: The Alien Study (ALIEN)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736892

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : August 18, 2008

Last Update Posted : October 11, 2018

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Sponsor:

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Jesus Villar, Dr. Negrin University Hospital

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Acute lung injury is a clinical syndrome of rapid onset of acute respiratory failure. It represents a significant public health issue. Patients with acute lung injury require admission into critical care units for advanced life support and utilize considerable health care resources. Published epidemiological studies on acute lung injury in the last 20 years are difficult to compare because they used different definitions and length of time for evaluation. Less than five studies have collected information for an entire year, and none of them have evaluated the degree of oxygenation failure under standard settings. We will perform a one-year prospective audit of all patients admitted with acute lung injury in almost 40 ICUs in Spain.

Condition or disease
Acute Lung Injury

Detailed Description:

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinical syndrome of rapid onset of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema manifested clinically by hypoxemia (PaO2/FiO2≤300 mmHg) and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. When the hypoxemia is severe (PaO2/FiO2≤200 mmHg) it is termed the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It represents a significant public health issue. Patients with ALI or ARDS require admission into critical care units for advanced life support and utilize considerable health care resources.

An immense plethora of translational knowledge has been acquired since the first description of ARDS in 1967. However, estimates of the incidence of ARDS and ALI have varied widely, and the true magnitude of this health problem still remains unclear. Current estimates of the incidence of ALI/ARDS range from 15 to 80 cases per 100.000 population, or almost 40.000 cases per year in Spain. Combined mortality rates for ALI/ARDS range between 30-45%. ALI and ARDS occur as a complication or as the primary cause of critical illness in patients, usually after severe infection or trauma.

Published epidemiological studies on ALI and ARDS in the last 20 years are difficult to compare. Some reports have used different definitions for ALI and ARDS and others have evaluated the incidence during a short period of time (from days to several weeks) and then extrapolated their data to estimates of a one-year incidence. Very few studies have collected information for an entire year, and none of them have evaluated the degree of hypoxemia under standard ventilatory settings, as it has been proposed recently by the HELP Network (Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 176:795-804).

As a result, we propose to perform a one-year prospective audit of all ALI and ARDS patients managed in 40 ICUs from 17 Spanish provinces (15 provinces in the mainland and 2 provinces in the Canary Islands). We intend to collect data from all patients admitted with or developing ALI/ARDS with the aim to understand the epidemiology and natural history of acute lung injury. These provinces are scattered through the Spain and are representative of the demographic differences across the country.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Actual Enrollment :	300 participants
Observational Model:	Cohort
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Acute Lung Injury: Epidemiology and Natural History. The ALIEN Study
Actual Study Start Date :	September 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date :	March 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :	May 2010

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Groups and Cohorts

Group/Cohort
A All patients meeting the American European Consensus definition of acute lung injury will be included, regardless of etiology of respiratory failure. Specifically, all patients with rapid onset of acute lung injury not of cardiac origin (no indication of heart failure or a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of greater than 18 mmHg, with pulmonary infiltrates in all four quadrants and a PaO2/FIO2 of > 200 to <300 mmHg or ≤ 200 mmHg.

Group/Cohort

All patients meeting the American European Consensus definition of acute lung injury will be included, regardless of etiology of respiratory failure. Specifically, all patients with rapid onset of acute lung injury not of cardiac origin (no indication of heart failure or a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of greater than 18 mmHg, with pulmonary infiltrates in all four quadrants and a PaO2/FIO2 of > 200 to <300 mmHg or ≤ 200 mmHg.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Incidence of acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

Risk factor associated with acute lung injury [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Mortality rates of acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome and combined [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Identification of clinical data associated with the highest or lowest mortality [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted into intensive care units of participating hospitals across Spain meeting the American-European Consensus Conference definition of acute lung injury.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:American-European Consensus Conference Definition criteria for acute lung injury:(i) rapid onset of acute lung injury not of cardiac origin; (ii) bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest X ray; (iii) PaO2/FIO2<300 mmHg.

Exclusion Criteria: None

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

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Spain
Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrin
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, 35010

Sponsors and Collaborators

Villar, Jesus, M.D.

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Jesus Villar, MD, PhD	Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrin, Las Palmas, Spain
Principal Investigator:	Robert M Kacmarek, PhD	Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Villar J, Gonzalez-Martin JM, Ambros A, Mosteiro F, Martinez D, Fernandez L, Soler JA, Parra L, Solano R, Soro M, Del Campo R, Gonzalez-Luengo RI, Civantos B, Montiel R, Pita-Garcia L, Vidal A, Anon JM, Ferrando C, Diaz-Dominguez FJ, Mora-Ordonez JM, Fernandez MM, Fernandez C, Fernandez RL, Rodriguez-Suarez P, Steyerberg EW, Kacmarek RM; Spanish Initiative for Epidemiology, Stratification and Therapies of ARDS (SIESTA) Network. Stratification for Identification of Prognostic Categories In the Acute RESpiratory Distress Syndrome (SPIRES) Score. Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 1;49(10):e920-e930. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005142.

Villar J, Ambros A, Mosteiro F, Martinez D, Fernandez L, Ferrando C, Carriedo D, Soler JA, Parrilla D, Hernandez M, Andaluz-Ojeda D, Anon JM, Vidal A, Gonzalez-Higueras E, Martin-Rodriguez C, Diaz-Lamas AM, Blanco J, Belda J, Diaz-Dominguez FJ, Rico-Feijoo J, Martin-Delgado C, Romera MA, Gonzalez-Martin JM, Fernandez RL, Kacmarek RM; Spanish Initiative for Epidemiology, Stratification and Therapies of ARDS (SIESTA) Network. A Prognostic Enrichment Strategy for Selection of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Clinical Trials. Crit Care Med. 2019 Mar;47(3):377-385. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003624.

Villar J, Martinez D, Mosteiro F, Ambros A, Anon JM, Ferrando C, Soler JA, Montiel R, Vidal A, Conesa-Cayuela LA, Blanco J, Arrojo R, Solano R, Capilla L, Del Campo R, Civantos B, Fernandez MM, Aldecoa C, Parra L, Gutierrez A, Martinez-Jimenez C, Gonzalez-Martin JM, Fernandez RL, Kacmarek RM; Stratification and Outcome of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (STANDARDS) Network. Is Overall Mortality the Right Composite Endpoint in Clinical Trials of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun;46(6):892-899. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003022.

Villar J, Blanco J, del Campo R, Andaluz-Ojeda D, Diaz-Dominguez FJ, Muriel A, Corcoles V, Suarez-Sipmann F, Tarancon C, Gonzalez-Higueras E, Lopez J, Blanch L, Perez-Mendez L, Fernandez RL, Kacmarek RM; Spanish Initiative for Epidemiology, Stratification & Therapies for ARDS (SIESTA) Network. Assessment of PaO(2)/FiO(2) for stratification of patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMJ Open. 2015 Mar 27;5(3):e006812. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006812.

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Responsible Party:	Jesus Villar, Director of Research, Dr. Negrin University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00736892
Other Study ID Numbers:	2008-0915-EPI
First Posted:	August 18, 2008 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	October 11, 2018
Last Verified:	October 2018

Keywords provided by Jesus Villar, Dr. Negrin University Hospital:


Acute lung injury Acute respiratory distress syndrome Mechanical ventilation Prognosis Definitions

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Lung Injury Acute Lung Injury Wounds and Injuries	Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Thoracic Injuries

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