Relationship Between the Level of Positive End-expiratory Pressure and Venous Congestion During Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

The main objective is to assess the effect of increased PEEP on echo-Doppler venous congestion in ARDS patients at two PEEP levels, by grading congestion in each venous flow (suprahepatic, renal, portal) as "absent," "moderate," or "severe," and also calculating the VExUS score.

NCT Number	NCT07452952
Lead Sponsor	University Hospital, Angers
Conditions	Mechanical Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Enrollment	30 participants
Start Date	2026-03-01
Primary Completion	2027-11-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-11-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-05