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WithdrawnNCT04288076Updated Jan 27, 2021

The Brain and Lung Interaction (BALI) Study

An interventional study of PEEP Titrated Mechanical Ventilation in Intracranial Pressure, Mechanical Ventilation and Brain Injuries, sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-27.

Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was withdrawn
Low eligibility rate
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between intracranial pressure and airway pressures during mechanical ventilation. This study is a single-center, prospective cohort study to be conducted at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The investigators will recruit patients with severe brain injury (GCS 8 or less) who receive intracranial pressure monitoring and mechanical ventilation as part of their routine medical care. The primary endpoint is the change in intracranial pressure as a function of positive end-expiratory pressure. There is only one study encounter with safety monitoring for up to 24 hours after. No additional follow up is required.

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Conditions studied

  • Intracranial Pressure
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Brain Injuries

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In context

Brain Injuries

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Lead sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 560 studies on the registry; 80 are open to participants now.

Of its 75 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 61 (81%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with severe brain injury (GCS 8 or less) who receive both mechanical ventilation and intracranial pressure monitoring as part of their standard medical care will be considered eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with esophageal varices
  • Patients with esophageal trauma
  • Patients with recent esophageal surgery
  • Patients with coagulopathy (Platelets \< 80k or INR> 2 )
  • Other contraindication for esophageal manometry
  • Patients who are receiving PEEP greater than 15 cmH2O within 24 hours prior to enrollment
  • Intracranial hypertension (defined as ICP greater than 20 mmHg) within 48 hours prior to enrollment
  • Decompressive hemi-craniectomy

Cessation Criteria: Study related ventilator adjustments and measurements will be stopped at any point during the intervention and ventilator settings will be returned to the pre-intervention settings under the following conditions:

  • If ICP increases above 20mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.
  • If systolic blood pressure decreases below 90mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.
  • If systolic blood pressure increases above 180mmHg, regardless of the duration of the event.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PEEP Titration Arm

    Other: PEEP Titrated Mechanical Ventilation

Interventions

  • OtherPEEP Titrated Mechanical Ventilation

    Subjects will receive a sequential, step-wise increase in positive end-expired pressure from 5 cmH2O to 15 cmH2O and back down to 5 cmH20. Pleural pressure and intracranial pressure will be measured at each increment. PEEP will be increased by increments of 5 cmH2O. The physiologic measurements will be obtained at regular intervals (within 5 minutes at each PEEP level) throughout the PEEP titration period. The mode of mechanical ventilation (pressure or volume control), inspiratory time and fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) will be determined by the critical care team caring for the patient. In the event that PEEP is set \> 5 cmH2O, measurements will be obtained from that starting point and increased to a maximum of 15 cmH2O. At the completion of the study patients will be returned to the PEEP level they were on prior to titration of the ventilator.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in intracranial pressure

    The primary endpoint is the change in intracranial pressure as a function of positive end-expiratory pressure.

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 20 minutes

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Rincon F, Ghosh S, Dey S, Maltenfort M, Vibbert M, Urtecho J, McBride W, Moussouttas M, Bell R, Ratliff JK, Jallo J. Impact of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after traumatic brain injury in the United States. Neurosurgery. 2012 Oct;71(4):795-803. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182672ae5. PubMed 22855028 ↗
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network; Brower RG, Matthay MA, Morris A, Schoenfeld D, Thompson BT, Wheeler A. Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 4;342(18):1301-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200005043421801. PubMed 10793162 ↗
  • Malhotra A. Low-tidal-volume ventilation in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2007 Sep 13;357(11):1113-20. doi: 10.1056/NEJMct074213. PubMed 17855672 ↗
  • Quilez ME, Fuster G, Villar J, Flores C, Marti-Sistac O, Blanch L, Lopez-Aguilar J. Erratum to: Injurious mechanical ventilation affects neuronal activation in ventilated rats. Crit Care. 2015 Oct 27;19:379. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-1076-5. No abstract available. PubMed 26506991 ↗
  • Pelosi P, Rocco PR. The lung and the brain: a dangerous cross-talk. Crit Care. 2011;15(3):168. doi: 10.1186/cc10259. Epub 2011 Jun 30. PubMed 21722336 ↗
  • Pelosi P, Ferguson ND, Frutos-Vivar F, Anzueto A, Putensen C, Raymondos K, Apezteguia C, Desmery P, Hurtado J, Abroug F, Elizalde J, Tomicic V, Cakar N, Gonzalez M, Arabi Y, Moreno R, Esteban A; Ventila Study Group. Management and outcome of mechanically ventilated neurologic patients. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1482-92. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821209a8. PubMed 21378554 ↗
  • Stevens RD, Lazaridis C, Chalela JA. The role of mechanical ventilation in acute brain injury. Neurol Clin. 2008 May;26(2):543-63, x. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2008.03.014. PubMed 18514826 ↗
  • Caricato A, Conti G, Della Corte F, Mancino A, Santilli F, Sandroni C, Proietti R, Antonelli M. Effects of PEEP on the intracranial system of patients with head injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage: the role of respiratory system compliance. J Trauma. 2005 Mar;58(3):571-6. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000152806.19198.db. PubMed 15761353 ↗
  • Huynh T, Messer M, Sing RF, Miles W, Jacobs DG, Thomason MH. Positive end-expiratory pressure alters intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma. 2002 Sep;53(3):488-92; discussion 492-3. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00016. PubMed 12352486 ↗
  • Mascia L, Grasso S, Fiore T, Bruno F, Berardino M, Ducati A. Cerebro-pulmonary interactions during the application of low levels of positive end-expiratory pressure. Intensive Care Med. 2005 Mar;31(3):373-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-004-2491-2. Epub 2005 Jan 25. PubMed 15668765 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 27, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04288076
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Responsible party
Shahzad Shaefi (Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 27, 2020
Start date
Sep 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 15, 2020
Completion
Oct 15, 2020
Last update
Jan 27, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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