# The ECMO-Free Trial

> **NCT05486559** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Vanderbilt University Medical Center** · enrollment: 225 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** ECMO-free protocol
- **OTHER:** Usual Care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05486559
- **Lead sponsor:** Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-09-07
- **Primary completion:** 2026-04-18
- **Final completion:** 2026-05-18
- **Target enrollment:** 225 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05486559

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05486559, "The ECMO-Free Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05486559. Licensed CC0.

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