Status:

COMPLETED

PET Imaging in Patients at Risk for Acute Lung Injury

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions:

Acute Lung Injury

Early Pulmonary Neutrophilic Inflammation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Despite decades of research, the mortality in acute lung injury remains very high and treatment options are very limited. Given these facts, the best treatment modality may be in prevention of this le...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults patients (age ≥ 18) presenting to the SICU after ≥ 5 hours of mechanical ventilation in the OR or ED, without clinical evidence of ALI, and LIPS \> 4 or \< 4.
  • Able to be positioned supine within the PET/CT scanner for \~1.25 hours
  • Has legally authorized representative (LAR) available and willing to give informed consent, or is able to give informed consent prior to initiation of mechanical ventilation
  • BMI \< 35

Exclusion

  • Established ALI by accepted clinical criteria.
  • Organ transplant recipient
  • Treatment with immunosuppressive/immune-modulating medications
  • Current corticosteroid treatment
  • Chronic pulmonary or nonpulmonary inflammatory diseases
  • Inability to safely travel out of the SICU (as established by regular safety screening criteria). Patient is placed in the supine position for a minimum of 30 minutes, and on mechanical ventilator settings that will be in place for the duration of the FDG-PET study. The patient is deemed unsafe for travel if oxygen requirement increases or any hemodynamic instability ensues (such as increasing vasopressor requirements).
  • Glucose level \> 150 mg/dl at time of PET scan
  • Pregnancy (confirmed by qualitative urine hCG pregnancy test)
  • Lactation
  • Presence of implanted electronic medical device
  • Enrollment in another research study of an investigational drug
  • Prior research-related radiation exposure within the past year such that participation in this study would result in exposures that exceed the limits as defined by the FDA RDRC regulations (21 CFR 361.1)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01486342

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

January 4 2013

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Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110