This is a multi-center, phase, phase II double-blind, placebo-controled, randomized trial of aspirin for the prevention of acute lung injury in patients identified as at risk for acute lung injury.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (age > 18) admitted to the hospital through the emergency department (ED)
- At high risk of developing ALI (Lung Injury Prediction Score-LIPS greater than or equal to 4)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anti-platelet therapy on admission or within 7 days prior to admission
- Presented to outside hospital ED > 12 hrs before arrival at site's facility
- Inability to obtain consent within 12 hours of hospital presentation
- Admitted for elective surgery
- Acute lung injury prior to randomization
- Receiving mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy tube prior to current hospital admission (patient who is ventilator dependent)
- Presence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on admission if he or she has a history of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates (as evidenced by previous x-rays) that can reasonably explain the current degree of pulmonary infiltrates present.
- Presentation due to pure heart failure and no other known risk factors for ALI.
- Allergy to aspirin or non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAID's)
- Bleeding disorder
- Suspected active bleeding or judged to be at high risk for bleeding
- Active peptic ulcer disease (within past 6 months)
- Severe chronic liver disease
- Inability to administer the study drug
- Expected hospital stay < 48 hours
- Admitted for comfort or hospice care
- Patient, surrogate or physician not committed to full support (Exception: a patient will not be excluded if he/she would receive all supportive care except for attempts at resuscitation from cardiac arrest)
- Not anticipated to survive > 48 hours
- Previously enrolled in this trial
- Enrolled in a concomitant intervention trial
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Last updated: 04/28/2013
NCT ID: NCT01504867
IRB Number:10-004856
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